On Thursday, a Twitter account publicly released the personal information of China's rich and powerful, Tech In Asia reported. Photos and screenshots posted by the account @shenfenzheng — which means "personal identification" in Chinese — revealed sensitive data like national identification numbers, birth dates, addresses, educational attainment and marital status.

Even though the account was suspended within hours, a cached version of the webpage continues to exist, according to Tech In Asia. People may have also taken screenshots of the information prior to it being taken down. The identity of the person who created the account remains unknown for now, but the motive was to get people thinking about how easily personal data can be stolen. "Surprised by these tidbits of informations? I hope this can get fellow countrymen thinking. Personal privacy is worth nothing in China," @shenfenzheng posted prior to being suspended, according to The New York Times.