He did millions.
A member of the staff of an airline based in Hong Kong was surprised to sell the flight details of the best stars like BTS for profit.
The Department of Cyber ​​Crime of the Soul Metropolitan Police Agency confirmed that a 30-year-old woman, identified as “A”, was selling the BTS flight booking details and other best K-Pop stars illegally. It is currently investigated by the authorities.
According to reports, this individual worked for an international airline and transpired hundreds of flight details between 2023 and 2024. Since he had direct access to internal booking systems, he would have used the internal software system to search for celebrities names And dates of birth to get confidential information on the flight, including the numbers of the seats.
“A” has charged up to 30,000 krw (about $ 21.00 USD) for each sale, the cost is even higher for the best stars like BTS. Investigators estimate that they have sold over 1,000 data sets, producing at least 10.0 million KRW (about $ 6,990 USD) in profit or more. According to his testimony, “A” began to initially share information as a favor to his acquaintances, but later he transformed them into a profit for profit.
According to reports, the authorities are giving the matter thoroughly and are trying to trace other people involved in the sale and distribution of these flight details of the celebrities.