Shanghai police said on Monday they had solved over 1,000 cases of personal information infringement last year and busted over 50 gangs involved.

Thirty suspects were caught for allegedly running a website which illegally collected and sold personal information, making profits of over 2.5 million yuan (US$385,000).

The Fanglibang website and its mobile app were real estate trading platforms where users could post, look up, exchange and buy personal information.