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K-pop fan platform Weverse reports data breach of 422,000 account IDs in South Korea

By Wooyoung Lee ( September 7, 2026, 08:09 GMT | Insight) -- South Korean K-pop fan-community platform Weverse reported a data breach to the country’s privacy regulator after the company acknowledged the exposure of information related to more than 422,000 account IDs. Weverse is operated by Weverse Company, an affiliate of South Korean entertainment company Hybe, whose labels manage popular K-pop artists, including BTS, LE SSERAFIM, KATSEYE and CORTIS.South Korean K-pop fan-community platform Weverse has reported a data breach to the country’s privacy regulator after the company acknowledged the exposure of information related to more than 422,000 account IDs....

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