Hong Kong man arrested for doxxing ex-business partners over unpaid bills

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 business associates. The arrest follows a financial dispute over unpaid bills that escalated into an online campaign exposing the victims' personal information.

The suspect allegedly met the male victim, a restaurant operator, through the female victim's consultancy in March 2025. He supplied frozen meat to the restaurant between March and May that year, but a monetary dispute arose after a payment default. A year after the business collapsed, the suspect used a personal social media account to post the male victim's English name, former school names, vehicle registration number, former company address, and photos of the victim and his family. The post also included a screengrab of the defunct company's registration record and urged internet users to track down the victim. The PCPD's investigation confirmed the disclosure was made without consent, leading to the arrest.