Personal data of Weverse fan-signing event winners leaked
The leak of personal data of fan-signing event winners at Weverse came to light on January 2, 2026. Weverse immediately removed the staff member involved in the misconduct from their duties. Allegations of rigging in the selection of fan-signing event winners were later raised.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Weverse
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data of fan-signing event winners
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organization’s official website or app.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Center ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- The leak of fan-signing event winners' personal data and the immediate removal of the staff member involved from their duties were reported.
- Alongside the data leak, allegations of rigging in the selection of fan-signing event winners were raised.
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