In order to chase "stars", some fans go to the airport to pick them up and drop them off so that they can take close-up photos and get in touch with the stars. Some criminals saw so-called "business opportunities" and illegally obtained and sold celebrities' flight itineraries, ID numbers and other citizens' personal information to make profits.
Recently, Shanghai handled two related cases. 4 defendants were sentenced for the crime of infringing on citizensâ personal information.
Selling tens of thousands of celebrity flight information
4 people were sentenced
At the end of 2023, Shanghai Jing'an police discovered that someone was selling celebrities' flight itineraries and other citizens' personal information on online social platforms based on preliminary investigations.
After a series of investigations, in January 2024, the police arrested Yin and Wu in Shanghai, and captured Lian and Guo in Shenyang, Liaoning. In March, the police transferred four defendants in two cases to the Shanghai Jing'an District People's Procuratorate for review and prosecution on suspicion of infringing on citizens' personal information.
investigators discovered that the information sold by the defendant included celebrity identity information, mobile phone numbers, flight itineraries, etc. The defendant sold celebritiesâ flight information to fans in need at prices ranging from 5 yuan to 10 yuan a piece. The celebrity ID numbers in their hands are bought in bulk from the previous seller for tens of yuan and then sold individually.
After judicial appraisal:
The defendant Yin provided and sold more than 10,000 pieces of celebrity flight itinerary information to others, and obtained illegal income of more than 23,000 yuan. The defendant Wu sold more than 2,000 pieces of celebrity flight itinerary information to others, and obtained illegal income of more than 7,000 yuan. .
The defendants Lian and Guo jointly sold more than 2,000 celebrity ID numbers and flight information, earning more than 12,000 yuan in illegal income.
In the end, 4 defendants were sentenced to 3 years in prison, 3 years to 6 months of probation, 1 year of probation, and fines for the crime of infringing on citizens' personal information.
Buy and sell information through the Internet platform
Airline loopholes were exploited
During the review and handling of the case, the procuratorate also found that purchasing directly on the Internet and using airline loopholes for inquiries were the main ways for the defendant to illegally obtain star flight information .
On some Internet platforms, there is a large amount of sales and purchase information about celebrity flight itineraries. These information use obscure words or symbols and icons.
4 defendants searched for purchase information from previous sellers in places like this, and then traded in batches to people in need through WeChat. In addition, also has a considerable part of the flight information that the defendant directly checked on the airline's official website using the celebrity ID number he purchased.
Zheng Yi, prosecutor of the People's Procuratorate of Jing'an District, Shanghai: The earliest design of was actually to facilitate passengers to check their flight information, but it was later used by some criminals.
While handling the case, prosecutors learned that many airlines have been aware of the security risks in their query and management systems and have gradually improved and upgraded them. The prosecutor specifically reminded that it is illegal for to purchase citizensâ personal information.
At present, the public security organs are further digging into the upstream and downstream industrial chains involved in the case.
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