HYBE hacked… Company apologizes over leak of personal information of related parties

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HYBE suffered a system hack, resulting in the leakage of personal information of employees and other related parties.

On the 2nd, HYBE announced the fact of the system hack through its official website and conveyed an apology. The company stated, "During a recent internal security inspection, we discovered signs of abnormal external access to a document preview solution provided by an external vendor that is integrated with our electronic approval system." It added, "As a result of the investigation, it was confirmed that some internal documents stored on the servers of the in-house electronic approval system and expense processing system where the relevant solution was applied, as well as personal information contained therein, were leaked externally. The leaked information included some personal information of partners' related parties and former members."

HYBE stated, "We deeply apologize for the concern caused by the leakage of personal information," adding, "The company has implemented security measures to prevent further external exposure of information, including completely blocking the IP addresses and access paths used in the attack."

According to HYBE, the leaked items include names, resident registration numbers, foreigner registration numbers, passport numbers, account numbers, card numbers, mobile phone numbers, telephone numbers, email addresses, addresses, medical information, dates of birth, auto-generated information (IP), employee IDs, and department names.

HYBE bowed its head, stating, "Going forward, the company will further strengthen access control and security monitoring of internal systems, and will make every effort to prevent similar incidents from recurring through thorough identification of the cause and improvement of the security system. We sincerely apologize once again."

Meanwhile, HYBE is a major entertainment agency that owns labels such as Big Hit Music, Source Music, Belift Lab, Pledis Entertainment, ADOR, KOZ Entertainment, and ABD. It has artists including BTS, Tomorrow X Together, TWS, Cortis, ENHYPEN, LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, NewJeans, SEVENTEEN, and BOYNEXTDOOR under its umbrella.

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