According to the latest case details, a Beijing court sentenced the lead defendant to seven years and fined him 70,000 yuan after personal data records were illegally sold for virtual currency.
China’s Supreme People’s Court highlighted a doxxing-related case involving the illegal acquisition and sale of more than 900 million personal data records, with payments made in virtual currency. New details show that a Beijing court sentenced the lead defendant to seven years in prison and imposed a 70,000 yuan fine. The case also involved a so-called social engineering database that stored more than 170 million records from 2023 to 2025. The matter was handled by Beijing’s Haidian District People’s Court and underscores Chinese authorities’ focus on personal data protection, online abuse, and the use of digital assets in illicit transactions.