Sellers of celebrity flight information referred to prosecutors

Boy band BTS [BIGHIT MUSIC]

 
A gaggle of people who illegally obtained and bought the flight info of celebrities together with boy band BTS has been referred to prosecutors.
 
Three folks, together with a overseas airline worker, had been referred to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Workplace on fees together with violating the Act on Promotion of Info and Communications Community Utilization and Info Safety, the Cyber Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Company stated Tuesday.
 
The worker allegedly obtained flight info for celebrities similar to BTS and bought it to brokers in change for cash.
 
The brokers then bought the knowledge by way of public chat rooms and direct messages on social media platforms, in line with the police.
 
In response to the leak of flight info involving BTS, the group’s company fashioned a job drive and recognized the dealer behind the transactions. The company then filed a police grievance towards the person.
 
Police stated they arrested the worker in February and apprehended two accomplices in March as a part of an ongoing investigation.

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BY KIM EUN-BIN [[email protected]]