Campaign to protect data online gathers steam

Police will investigate hackers or other cybercriminals to protect national and private information, according to the Ministry of Public Security. The special campaign, initiated by the ministry in September, will run until the end of this year, according to the ministry.

"Cybercrimes have a huge impact on some enterprises and the public's vital interests and we will resolutely fight them," according to a statement from the ministry.

In recent years, a growing number of online crimes infringing on private information have occurred nationwide, resulting in a high incidence of other crimes, such as telecom fraud, online fraud, blackmail or extortion.