( October 21, 2025, 07:56 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Prosecutors in China filed more than 2,100 cases involving violations of citizens’ personal information in the first three quarters of 2025, bringing charges against over 4,400 people, according to China's Supreme People’s Procuratorate. The top prosecutor’s office said new patterns have emerged in such crimes, including targeting specific individuals based on black- and gray-market demand for personal data; using hacking tools such as web crawlers, Trojan viruses and penetration software to steal information in bulk for sale; and illegally exposing others’ private details online — a practice known as “doxxing” or “unboxing” in local internet slang — that fuels cyberbullying. It pledged to intensify efforts to crack down on crimes involving the misuse of personal information.The statement follows: ...
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