The Grey and Black Markets of Information Trafficking

I saw someone selling information services in a real estate group chat—running background checks and handling mortgage assessments for a guy at ¥4,000. The deal starts with a ¥200 trial run; the results were outdated, so they’d need you to confirm whether you’re willing to pay for the latest info.

Folks in finance—mortgages, auto loans, that kind of circle—are usually eager to run these checks. …I don’t know their actual income, but I do know quite a few have ended up in jail.

Personal Online Identity Information Leak Check

Some of that data is probably from the service mentioned above. A friend who’d recently bought a property tried it out and said even his bank card PIN had been compromised… so he had to change all his passwords. Pretty creepy.

You’ve got to stay on top of your personal data security. Turn on two-factor authentication wherever possible, remove any unrecognized devices from your account, and avoid relying on password-only logins.

NP, back in an old WeChat group, some guy used this to track down his first love.