Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD), arrested a 37-year-old wholesale food businessman on suspicion of doxxing two former associates linked to a failed restaurant business. The arrest followed a financial dispute over unpaid bills.
According to the PCPD, the suspect allegedly disclosed the personal data of a former restaurant owner and a business consultant without their consent. The investigation revealed that the suspect became acquainted with the male victim, who was a restaurant operator at the time, through the female victim’s consultancy in March 2025. The suspect supplied frozen meat to the restaurant between March and May 2025.
A monetary dispute later arose after a payment default, and the parties failed to reach an agreement. Approximately a year after the business collapsed, a social media post from a personal account accused the male victim of defaulting on debts and called on internet users to track him down. The post included sensitive personal details such as the man’s English name, former school names, vehicle registration number, and the registered name and address of his former company, along with photos of him and his family and a screengrab of the registration record of his defunct company.
The PCPD has charged the man in connection with the alleged unauthorized disclosure of personal data.
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