[Specializing on companies planning to IPO and concocting negative articles, Shanghai police busted an online public opinion blackmail gang] On October 26, the Minhang Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau successfully smashed a criminal gang that specifically targeted companies in the critical stage of IPO and listing preparations for online public opinion blackmail, and captured 10 suspects headed by Yang. The amount involved in the case was more than 11 million yuan. According to the criminal suspect, the gang wrote analytical articles based on the publicly disclosed business data of the company, deliberately exaggerated business risks, forcibly added negative statements such as chaotic internal management of the company, declining profits, and insufficient professional capabilities of the team, and published them in batches through online accounts to create public opinion pressure and coerce the company to "spend money to eliminate disasters." (Securities Times)