The Wenchang City People's Court concluded a case involving the trading of personal information using USDT as the transaction method, with the main culprit sentenced for selling 82 million pieces of information
ChainCatcher news, according to a report by The Paper, the People's Court of Wenchang City, Hainan Province, recently concluded a case involving the trading of personal information using cryptocurrency. The court's investigation revealed that the defendant, Han, purchased over 82.24 million pieces of personal information for 500 yuan via QQ in 2021, which included 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. He made a profit of 770 yuan by exchanging through the Ouyi platform. The court sentenced Han to one year and eight months in prison for infringing on citizens' personal information 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.