[Edaily Reporter KIM HYUNSIK ] A data breach involving the personal information of current and former employees, as well as partners of the music agency HYBE (352820), has occurred.

According to

’s official website on the 2nd, the company posted a notice on the 18th of last month regarding the personal information leak, disclosing the details of the incident and its response. This matter only recently sparked controversy after it began to be covered by the media that day.
The data breaches occurred on September 12–13 and October 3–5, and the leaked information included names, resident registration numbers, passport numbers, bank account numbers, credit card numbers, cell phone numbers, dates of birth, and employee ID numbers.
HYBE explained, “During a recent internal security audit, we discovered evidence of unauthorized external access to a document preview solution provided by a third-party vendor linked to our electronic approval system,” adding, “During the subsequent investigation into this matter, we confirmed that similar unauthorized access had also occurred in our expense management system.”
The company further elaborated, “Some internal documents stored in these two systems, along with the personal information they contained, were leaked externally; the leaked information included some personal information of partners and current and former employees.”
HYBE stated, “We deeply apologize for the concern caused by this personal information leak,” and added, “We have implemented security measures, such as completely blocking the IP addresses and access paths used in the attack, to prevent further exposure of information to the outside.”
Furthermore, the company explained, “In accordance with relevant laws and regulations, we have completed reporting the incident to the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) and the Personal Information Protection Commission.”
HYBE further promised, “Going forward, we will further strengthen access controls and security monitoring for our internal systems, and we will do our utmost to prevent similar incidents from recurring by thoroughly investigating the cause and improving our security framework.”
HYBE operates a number of subsidiary labels, including △Big Hit Music (home to BTS), △Belief Lab, △Source Music, △Pledis Entertainment, △KOZ Entertainment, △ADOR, and △ABD.