According to HYBE, the investigation into the case was opened during the second half of last year; read the official statement!
This Tuesday, the 18th, HYBE Labels revealed that it registered legal action against a group of suspects for illegally disclosing information about flights of the company’s idols.
According to the statement released by the agency, these people profited from “tens of millions to hundreds of millions of won (South Korean currency)” from the sale of artists’ airline ticket data and put the privacy and security of those who had the information at risk. leaked.
More than that, HYBE stated that the investigation, which has been ongoing since the second half of last year, has already been completed by the police and that the case will now be forwarded to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, as reported by the Soompi portal.
Check out the full translation of the statement below:
Hello, this is HYBE.
We would like to inform you about the legal measures taken against those who illegally obtained and sold HYBE LABELS artists’ airline ticket information, following several months of close cooperation with investigative authorities since the second half of last year.
Selling or buying illegally obtained artist flight information is clearly an illegal act that threatens your safety and creates anxiety. However, there has been an increase in the number of people searching for illegally obtained artist seating information or secretly taking photos while traveling on the same plane. Some even engaged in stalking behavior, using this information to repeatedly approach and attempt to contact the artists. There have been frequent cases where some have gone to the extent of arbitrarily changing artists’ seats and in-flight meals or canceling their flight reservations, causing disruption to their schedules.
We conclude that these actions are a serious problem that goes beyond privacy violations and can threaten the safety of artists and cause security incidents at airports and airplanes.
To address this issue, starting in September last year, we organized a special task force dedicated to protecting our artists from the illegal trading of airline ticket information and eradicating illegal selling activities.
Before taking legal action for personal information breaches, we identified several social media accounts that were illegally selling our artists’ flight details online and gathered evidence to identify the operators. We file complaints against these accounts for violating the Personal Information Protection Act, among other regulations, and actively cooperate with investigative bodies.
Based on the evidence presented, the investigative bodies carried out long-term investigations at home and abroad. In May, they identified suspects, including those presumed to be foreigners, and carried out additional detailed investigations. The suspects are accused of making tens of millions to hundreds of millions of won by selling artists’ airline ticket information through social media channels over a long period.
HYBE also plans to actively cooperate with investigative authorities for additional investigations and future prosecutions. Additionally, we are committed to holding criminals accountable to the end by adhering to a zero-tolerance policy and responding severely to acts of crime that trade and exchange artists’ personal information without entering into any agreements or making favorable arrangements.
Furthermore, to protect artists’ privacy and prevent further leaks, we have reviewed relevant procedures and systems and sought cooperation from airlines and travel agents. We will continue to work closely with various organizations to ensure the privacy of our artists.
Thank you very much”.
Source: Recreio
