TechFlow News: On May 9, the WeChat official account of the Haidian District People’s Court in Beijing disclosed a case involving virtual currency–facilitated “doxxing.” Between 2023 and 2025, the defendant illegally obtained personal information of Chinese citizens via encrypted communication tools and other channels, acquiring over 900 million pieces of personal data. The defendant also built a “social engineering database” website storing over 170 million pieces of citizens’ personal information and sold such data for profit using virtual currency payments. Additionally, the defendant used encrypted communication tools to establish “doxxing” and “outing” chat groups to disseminate illegal content violating privacy rights. The court convicted the principal offender, Lin某某, of the crimes of infringing upon citizens’ personal information and illegally utilizing information networks, sentencing him to seven years’ imprisonment and imposing a fine of RMB 70,000.
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