S.Korean Celebrities’ Personal Information sold online

In South Korea, personal information of celebrities, including home addresses, phone numbers and family details, is being illegally traded online, which lead serious crimes. Some fans buy plane tickets to follow the stars all the way to the departure gate. A K-pop fan said a celebrity’s phone number, home address and even family information can all be bought with money.

In purchasing personal information, flight information starts at a few dollars but as the data become more concrete such as a reservation number, a premium cost of over 20 fold gets added and transfer of money is strictly confidential. One of the Criminal Defense Lawyers said investigation is also needed to identify the initial source of information leaks.