Trio sent to prosecutors for illegally selling BTS’ flight information

BTS. Picture: Nice hit music through the Korea Herald

Three folks, together with an worker at a international airline, had been referred to the prosecution for illegally acquiring and promoting the flight info of celebrities, together with BTSThus sources from the trade Tuesday 22 July.

The worker of the international airline is suspected of unlawful to acquire the flight info from BTS members and different main celebrities and to switch it to compliciters, who subsequently bought it via direct messages or open chat rooms on social media platforms.

The Cyber Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Company, which has handled the case, has reportedly obtained proof that exhibits how the worker had unlawful entry to inside airways and monetary transactions with the accomplices. Though the precise quantity was not introduced, the worker is alleged to have acquired tens of hundreds of thousands.

Hybe, the Ok-pop-power bathe behind BTS, seventeen and enhypen, turned out to have performed a key position in selling the analysis. The corporate arrange a job drive in 2023 to sort out the leak of the artists’ flight info.

Via steady monitoring, the crew recognized a number of social media accounts concerned within the unlawful commerce of such knowledge and submitted related proof to the police. This finally led to the arrest of the airline worker in February, adopted by two further suspects in March.

The native leisure trade has repeatedly expressed concern about persevering with to leak the flight particulars of celebrities, typically exploited by so -called “Sasaeng” followers, a Korean time period for over -zealous followers, who purchase the knowledge to board the identical flights as celebrities.

Some even go so far as altering choices for meals throughout the flight or attempting direct contact midway via the flight. There have been excessive instances the place they’ve canceled the bookings of their favourite stars or modified seat assignments.

“The latest case makes it clear that leaking and promoting private info is a prison offense. We count on (the case) as a robust deterrent in opposition to comparable crimes sooner or later,” stated an trade insider.

Hybe acknowledged that it’s going to proceed to cooperate totally with the present investigation and the upcoming authorized proceedings.

“We preserve a zero tolerance coverage in relation to crimes that commercialize and site visitors within the private info of artists. There shall be no compromise or clementia. All concerned shall be held totally accountable,” the corporate stated. /RA