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Called 鈥榯o death鈥

A Hangzhou resident surnamed Li received more than 2,200 calls from people in various parts of the country on January 15, reports say.

The calls are believed to be the result of a malware bug known as 鈥渉usini鈥 鈥 literally 鈥渃all you to death鈥 in English.

During the torrent of incoming calls, Li alleged that whenever he would answer his phone the other side would have already disconnected. Police say that most of the callers鈥 numbers are registered in Bengbu in Anhui Province, Yueyang in Hunan Province, Deyang in Sichuan Province and Dongguan in Guangdong Province.

Li reached out for help from his mobile service provider, but was reportedly told that it was not within the company鈥檚 rights to stop the calls.


 

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