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HYBE controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2026

    HYBE discloses employee and business-partner data breach

    Issue disclosure

    HYBE disclosed that a cyberattack exposed personal information of current and former employees and business partners. The breaches occurred Sept. 12-13 and Oct. 3-5, and the exposed information included medical records, financial details and identification numbers. HYBE said it blocked access routes, reported the incident to authorities and was notifying affected people.

    Company response

    • Apology — HYBE

      “We deeply apologize for the concern caused by the personal information leak,” HYBE said in the notice.

    • Investigation — HYBE

      In an apology posted on its website, Oct. 18, the company said an internal security inspection detected unauthorized access through an outside vendor’s document preview software linked to its electronic approval system. Further investigation found similar access to its expense management system.

    • Remediation — HYBE

      The company also said it blocked the attackers’ internet addresses and access routes

    • Ongoing disclosure — HYBE

      and was notifying affected individuals.

    Source excerpt

    • According to the apology, the breaches occurred Sept. 12-13 and Oct. 3-5.
    • The company also said it blocked the attackers’ internet addresses and access routes, reported the incident to the Korea Internet and Security Agency and the Personal Information Protection Commission, and was notifying affected individuals.
    • HYBE, the music agency behind K-pop group BTS, disclosed a cyberattack that exposed personal information of current and former employees and business partners, including resident registration numbers, credit card numbers and medical records.
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  2. 2025

    Alleged insider-trading investigation

    HYBE offices were reportedly searched in relation to allegations that a former employee used confidential information about HYBE’s planned YG Plus investment.

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  3. 2024

    ADOR management dispute

    HYBE and ADOR became involved in a public corporate dispute concerning management control, Min Hee-jin and the future of NewJeans. Min’s removal as ADOR CEO intensified the conflict.

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  4. 2024

    Investigation into alleged undisclosed shareholder arrangements

    South Korean financial authorities investigated whether Bang Si-hyuk had entered into shareholder agreements that were not disclosed to other shareholders or regulators.

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  5. 2014

    GLAM legal controversy

    GLAM disbanded after legal proceedings involving member Kim Da-hee, who was convicted of blackmailing actor Lee Byung-hun.

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