The People's Court of Wenchang City, Hainan, China, concluded a case involving the trading of personal information using cryptocurrency. The main culprit was sentenced for illegally selling 82 million pieces of information.

【The People's Court of Wenchang City, Hainan, China, concluded a case involving the trading of personal information using cryptocurrency. The main culprit was sentenced for illegally selling 82 million pieces of information】 On December 16, news reported that the People's Court of Wenchang City, Hainan Province, recently concluded a case involving the trading of personal information using cryptocurrency. Court investigations showed that the defendant, Han, purchased over 82.24 million pieces of personal information on QQ in 2021 for 500 yuan, including 7.27 million photos of ID cards, 30.69 million vehicle owner information, and 1.07 million bank user information. In March 2023, Han sold this information through platforms such as QQ, WeChat, and Telegram, and collaborated with courier Wu to obtain express delivery transaction information, pricing each piece at 1.5 yuan in USDT and profited 770 yuan through the Ou Yi platform. The court sentenced Han to one year and eight months in prison for infringing on citizens' personal information and fined him 3,000 yuan. Co-defendant Wu was sentenced to eight months in prison with a one-year and four-month probation and fined 2,000 yuan.