Haidian District Court Reveals Virtual Currency-Related "Doxing" Case: Illegally Obtained Over 900 Million Pieces of Citizen Information, Main Perpetrator Sentenced to 7 Years

Odaily Planet Daily News, May 9th, the official WeChat account of Beijing Haidian District People's Court disclosed a virtual currency-related "doxing" case. Between 2023 and 2025, the defendant illegally obtained over 900 million pieces of citizen personal information data through encrypted communication tools and other channels, built a "social engineering database" website storing over 170 million pieces of citizen personal information, and sold them for profit, receiving payments in virtual currency.

Furthermore, the defendant used encrypted communication tools to establish "doxing" groups to publish illegal information such as privacy violations. The court sentenced the main perpetrator, Lin Moumou, to 7 years in prison and imposed a fine of 70,000 RMB for the crimes of infringing on citizens' personal information and illegally using information networks.