China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate has released a set of typical cases on the lawful protection of citizens’ personal information, including two cases tied to the crypto sector. In the first case, 11 defendants led by a man surnamed Wang built a chain that linked domestic buyers, overseas data sources, and domestic resale channels. They used virtual currency to pay overseas suppliers for personal data, then resold information including household registration details, property status, and location traces inside China. The amount involved exceeded 1.98 million yuan. The court sentenced the defendants to prison terms ranging from three years and six months to eight months, along with fines. In the seventh case, 21 defendants led by Lin Moufeng illegally obtained more than 870,000 job applicants’ personal records through online recruitment platforms and by bribing corporate human resources staff, then sold the data overseas. Illegal proceeds were settled in virtual currency and later converted into renminbi. The amount involved exceeded 7.46 million yuan. The court handed down prison terms ranging from five years and three months to six months and ordered the defendants to bear civil liability including compensation for public interest damage.
China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate has published typical cases on the lawful protection of citizens’ personal information, and two of them were linked to the crypto sector through the use of virtual currency in payment and settlement.
Case one involved 11 defendants and overseas data purchases paid in virtual currency
According to ChainCatcher, the first case involved 11 people led by a man surnamed Wang. Prosecutors said the group built a chain described as 「finding downstream buyers in China — obtaining personal information overseas — reselling it domestically at a markup」. The defendants used virtual currency to pay overseas upstream sellers for the data, then trafficked information including household registration records, property status, and location traces. The amount involved exceeded 1.98 million yuan.
The court sentenced the defendants to prison terms ranging from three years and six months to eight months, and also imposed fines.
Case seven involved 21 defendants and more than 870,000 job applicant records
In the seventh case, 21 people led by Lin Moufeng posed as recruiters and illegally obtained more than 870,000 pieces of job applicants’ personal information through online recruitment platforms and by buying access from corporate human resources staff. The information was then sold overseas for profit.
Illegal proceeds in the case were settled in virtual currency before being converted into renminbi. The amount involved exceeded 7.46 million yuan. The court sentenced the defendants to prison terms ranging from five years and three months to six months, and ordered them to bear civil liability including compensation for damage to the public interest.
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