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since its opening, the new sanxingdui museum has attracted tourists from all over the world with its mysterious ancient shu culture and exquisite unearthed cultural relics. the number of visitors to the sanxingdui museum has surged this summer. according to data, in july and august alone, the sanxingdui museum welcomed more than 1.3 million visitors.

on the 12th, at a press conference held by the sichuan provincial public security department on "strike hard against internet chaos and maintain a clear cyberspace", a case of illegal ticket grabbing by "scalpers" targeting popular national tourist attractions such as the sanxingdui museum was reported.

since may this year, the public security organs have launched a full-chain crackdown on three criminal gangs that used plug-in programs to buy tickets for multiple scenic spots across the country and one gang that produced plug-ins for ticket grabbing. they have arrested 34 suspects and taken criminal coercive measures against 19 organizers, developers, agents and other persons involved in the case in accordance with the law. they have seized 26 computers, 34 mobile phones, and one set of website source code used in the crime, and frozen more than 200,000 yuan in funds.

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the price increase ranges from 40 yuan to 80 yuan

scalpers sold more than 20,000 tickets in three months

in may this year, the cyber ​​security department of deyang municipal public security bureau discovered during an inspection that a netizen posted a video on a short video platform showing him using a ticket-grabbing software to buy tickets for the sanxingdui museum.

after in-depth investigation, it was found that three "scalper" ticket-grabbing criminal gangs used plug-in programs to buy sanxingdui tickets. after finding out the basic criminal facts of the criminal gangs, on june 7, the task force arrested the three criminal gangs and arrested a total of 11 gang members.

upon investigation, it was found that in october last year, the suspect zheng purchased a ticket-grabbing software on a shopping platform, and organized a gang to use the ticket-grabbing software to buy tickets during major holidays, and then sold them to tourists through "scalpers".

the regular ticket price for sanxingdui scenic area is 72 yuan per ticket, and the price of each ticket is increased by 40 to 80 yuan. "generally, it will be increased to 150 yuan per ticket, and it will be 200 yuan per ticket during the hot summer season," said liu gang, the captain of the internet security brigade of deyang public security bureau. since may this year, scalpers have sold more than 20,000 tickets at a higher price.

according to reports, the criminal gang is well-organized. the ticket-grabbing gangs employ special personnel to attract customers and trade with tourists at ticket sales points in popular scenic spots. they have dedicated customer service and after-sales service to release ticket-grabbing information through online channels such as social media and e-commerce, and cooperate with intermediary agencies to jointly obtain illegal profits from hoarding and reselling tickets. the technology companies involved in the case provide technical support to develop ticket-grabbing software in order to obtain greater illegal profits.

at present, 11 suspects have confessed to the crime and all of them have been taken criminal coercive measures by the police in accordance with the law.

cultural relics in the sanxingdui museum

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more than 12,000 illegal ticket grabs using cheats

involving more than 20 famous scenic spots across the country

the task force further investigated and found that the ticket-grabbing software was produced by a technology company in shangqiu, henan. on august 23, the deyang public security bureau organized more than 20 police officers to launch a roundup operation, destroying the production base of the online ticket-grabbing software in one fell swoop and arresting 23 suspects on the spot.

liu gang introduced that the criminal gangs intercepted this time involved crimes in many places across the country. "after investigation, it was found that the ticket-grabbing plug-in produced by the technology company involved involved more than 20 well-known scenic spots, hospitals and schools in 13 provinces and cities across the country. in addition to the sanxingdui museum, there were 11 popular venues and scenic spots such as the henan museum and the sichuan science and technology museum. the illegal ticket grabbing reached more than 12,000 times." at the time of the incident, the ticket grabbing software for more than 10 popular scenic spots was still in the customized development stage.

after investigation, it was found that since 2023, the organizer of the gang, su, had colluded with intermediary agencies and instructed the company's technical personnel to develop a ticket-grabbing program, build a ticketing system, and provide ticket-grabbing services to the outside world, charging intermediary agencies 10 to 15 yuan for each ticket, and making illegal profits totaling more than 200,000 yuan.

"the ticket grabbing model of the gangs involved in the case evolved rapidly, and their revenues also grew explosively. from the early days of manually queuing up at the entrance of scenic spots to grab tickets, to later using ticket grabbing plug-in software to quickly grab tickets in internet cafes and e-sports hotels." liu gang revealed that finally, under the temptation of huge profits, the ticket grabbing gangs reached a cooperation with technology companies, customized the construction of ticketing platforms and continuously optimized and upgraded them. the platform can bypass the restrictions of normal ticket purchases, register accounts in batches, and refresh the ticket purchase system at a high frequency to squeeze out normal ticket purchase resources.

at present, su moupeng, li mou, zheng mou and 19 others have been taken criminal coercive measures by the police in accordance with the law for suspected crimes of illegally obtaining computer information system data and providing programs and tools for illegally controlling computer information systems. the case is under further investigation.

the police call on the majority of netizens to actively report clues of internet-related crimes, enhance network security awareness, and jointly build and share a civilized online home.