TWICE’s Jihyo Issues A Warning For Hacker, JYP Entertainment Threatens With Legal Action
TWICE’s Jihyo recently issued a statement exposing the lengths a hacker has gone through on her personal account.
According to her, a hacker tried to access her personal information and even attempted to scam her family members for money. A screencap of the alleged conversation was posted on TWICE’s official Instagram account.
It also came with a warning saying:
“Recently, my Naver ID has been hacked and locked so cannot check my business e-mails. This was a message from my family this morning.
Are you pretending to be a celebrity so you can scam my family’s contact information? Do not be naughty in ways like this. I will not tolerate it twice. Take it easy.”
— Jihyo
JYP Entertainment also threatened with legal action to those who attempt to invade the privacy of their artists. A statement was posted on their official website.
Fans were also outraged in the incident and have sent encouraging messages towards Jihyo.
how can anyone did this to our jihyo?
are you even a human no you are a monster to even hack someones account and ask their mother for money https://t.co/coHPUHD6F6— toyoda (@paulo_yoda) November 10, 2018
the thing is, the person didn't just hack into jihyo's personal account but they really tryna scam her mom wtf wrong with people really
— nova (@myoutsui) November 10, 2018
How disgusting do you have to be to hack someone’s account and ask there family for money, I feel sorry for Jihyo I hope she’s able to get control of her accounts back
— slighty ia (@pjmstateofmind) November 10, 2018