ChainCatcher news reports that the People's Court of Wenchang City, Hainan Province, has recently concluded a case involving the trading of personal information using cryptocurrency. Court investigations revealed that the defendant, Han, purchased over 82.24 million pieces of personal information for 500 yuan on QQ in 2021, including 7.27 million photos of ID cards, 30.69 million vehicle owner details, and 1.07 million bank user information.
In March 2023, Han sold this information through platforms such as QQ, WeChat, and Telegram, collaborating with courier Wu to obtain express delivery transaction information, pricing each piece of information at 1.5 yuan using USDT for transactions, resulting in a profit of 770 yuan through the Ouyi platform. The court sentenced Han to one year and eight months in prison for violating citizens' personal information rights and imposed a fine of 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.
