Someone close to him was suspected.
It was reported on March 22, 2025, that BTS‘S Jungkook It was recently the goal of an illegal attempt to grasp Hybe Shares, for a value of approximately 8.44 billion KRW (about $ 5.76 million). According to an investigation of Korean BizThe author tried to exploit the Jungokook military service period to illegally transfer and sell his shareholdings.
The accident took place on January 6, 2024, while Jungkook was undergoing basic military training after his enrollment. It was discovered that the author, without Jungkook’s consent, had illegally opened three accounts of titles under the name of Jungkook. Using these accounts, they transferred and sold actions without authorization.
In total, 33,500 Hybe shares owned by Jungkook have been moved without his knowledge. 33,000 shares, worth about 8.32 billion KRW (about $ 5.67 million) based on the closing price on January 5, 2024, were transferred to a new account in Tito
In response, Jungkook filed a civil case in March 2024, asking for the return of the 500 actions purchased from the third party. In February 2025, the Western District Court of Soul ruled in favor of Jungkook, stating: “There was no valid stock transfer agreement and Jungkook is simply a victim of identity theft. “The court ordered the third part of returning the actions to Jungkook.
At the time of purchase, the third party had transferred 20,000 USDT to the author as a payment for the 500 shares. Although the third party initially appealed to the sentence, they later withdrawn their appeal in March 2025, finalizing the decision of the Court.
Despite the court sentence, the real author behind the theft of the account is not identified. Given the detailed knowledge of the author of Jungkook’s financial information, including his accounts, identification and bank passwords, it is assumed that someone close to him may have been involved. A representative of a title company commented, “It seems that the author has had access to all Jungkook’s financial information. There have been even attempts to transfer in cash beyond actions. “
Jungkook agency, Bighit musicHe confirmed their awareness of the situation and their active involvement in facing. They announced that they had taken legal actions and to have increased ante on the security protocols involving his personal information.
