IT industry insiders are slamming the recent scandal at the world's #1 platform with over 100 million downloads, calling it 'a total collapse of corporate ethics and security systems beyond a simple system error.' Legal experts also state that internal staff snooping on specific personal info is 'more serious than the Coupang incident' where mass data was leaked.
According to a LawTalk report, some Weverse staff with internal admin rights snooped on the personal information of 'A,' a fansign winner, for non-work purposes. They casually discussed A's personal info and purchase history in messenger chats, even making comments about using A's identity for personal gain.
What's most shocking is that evidence suggests these employees conspired to disqualify A and tried to arbitrarily manipulate the winner list.
Trying to rig winners by stealing customer data... Secret chats of internal staff caught red-handed.
Mobile messenger conversations between Weverse staff (Source: SNS)
The situation was triggered in late November 2025 when screenshots of mobile messenger chats, presumed to be from HYBE employees, were leaked on SNS. It became widely known after being reported by the legal journal 'LawTalk' on December 31 of the same year.
Legal experts view the fallout of this incident as massive. They point out it's not just an 'accident' where info was exposed, but a 'crime' where staff abused their authority for personal use.
A security expert noted, 'If the Coupang incident was a management failure, this Weverse situation is a "nasty" case of failed internal control combined with moral hazard. Seeing how naturally the staff talked about personal info in the chats, it seems like this snooping and leaking has been a daily routine for a long time.'
An anonymous pop culture critic criticized, 'The core asset of a fandom platform is fan data. The fact that the staff managing it treated fans as objects of voyeurism and mockery instead of protection suggests that HYBE's corporate culture itself is seriously warped.'
Meanwhile, a civil rights group is reportedly planning to file a formal complaint regarding the unauthorized access to Weverse personal info and hold a press conference at the National Assembly soon.
https://m.news.nate.com/view/20260102n18362
TL;DR: Weverse staff caught snooping on private info and allegedly trying to rig fansign winners.
"Fans are absolutely livid after evidence surfaced that Weverse staff were snooping on private data to mock fans and rig fansign winners, confirming long-standing suspicions that 'random draws' are a total scam."
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