”HIGHLIGHT” leaks personal information of 897 fan club members... Agency apologizes after 3 weeks

Boy group "HIGHLIGHT" apologized three weeks after the leak of personal information of their fan club. "HIGHLIGHT" management officeAround
On the 21st, the US side announced on their official website, "We sincerely apologize for the fact that some of the personal information of HIGHLIGHT's official fan club LIGHT 5th generation members was leaked.
According to the management office, in connection with the pre-recording application for SBS's "Inkigayo" on the 2nd, the personal information of some members of LIGHT's 5th generation subscribers was revealed.
The accident occurred during the process of informing applicants of the participation. The management office said, "At that time, during the process of uploading the final list for pre-recording participants, the original document containing the confirmation process for possible participants was leaked.
The file was uploaded, and an error was confirmed at the same time, and the file was deleted and replaced. "During this process, important personal information of the relevant public broadcast applicants was disclosed.
"We sincerely apologize for this. After we became aware of the situation, we were unable to take swift action, and we apologize for the concern of those whose personal information was leaked," he continued.
"We are sorry for the inconvenience," he added. "If you have come across a case where you suspect your personal information was misused as a result of this leak, please send us an email with the relevant details."
"We also ask our members to be extra careful to prevent secondary damage, such as name theft, phishing emails, spam, and the spread of malicious code, which may occur in the future."
Around US also requested, "We recognize the seriousness of this incident and will improve our internal management system, including strengthening personal information protection measures, to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future."
We will do our best," and repeatedly apologized, saying, "Once again, we deeply apologize for causing concern due to insufficient security measures for personal information."