Korea fines e-commerce giant $400m over data breach affecting millions

The record fine comes after around 37.5 million users had their private data exposed.

‘Amazon.com of South Korea’ Is Fined a Record $409 Million

South​ Korea​’s regulatory investigation of Coupang, an e-commerce giant incorporated in the United States, has led to diplomatic tension between Seoul and Washington.

By Choe Sang-Hun

‘South Korea’s Amazon’ hit with record fine over data breach

Coupang fined $409mn for hack that exposed personal information of nearly two-thirds of country’s population

South Korea fines Coupang $408m over biggest data leak in country’s history

Data protection watchdog says e-commerce giant failed to implement safety measures and delayed reporting breach.

South Korea hits e-commerce giant Coupang with record US$409 million fine for data breach

South Korea imposed on Thursday a record US$409 million fine on e-commerce giant Coupang over a leak that exposed the data of more than 30 million customers, provoking ire from US lawmakers. The move caps a months-long probe into the country’s largest online retail platform, which is incorporated in the United States. Allegations of a massive data leak first surfaced in November, becoming an unexpected source of friction between Seoul and Washington. “We have decided to impose a total of 624....

By Agence France-Presse

Coupang hit with record W624.7b privacy fine

South Korea’s privacy watchdog has imposed a record 624.68 billion won ($409 million) fine on Coupang over a massive data breach and unauthorized tracking of users’ online activity. The Personal Information Protection Commission said Thursday the penalty was approved at a plenary meeting the previous day after it found that the e-commerce giant had failed to maintain basic safeguards for customer data, citing poor management of authentication signing keys and weak access controls. The penalty is

By The Korea Herald

House panel to probe health data breach

A civil society group on Wednesday petitioned a parliamentary committee to investigate an alleged data breach involving a state agency responsible for healthcare entitlements, claiming sensitive personal information of 67.1 million people may have been exposed.

Dutch women launch mass lawsuit over cervical cancer screening data breach

A new advocacy group, the Women's Rights Collective, is preparing a mass legal claim seeking compensation for women whose medical data was stolen in a cyberattack on the

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South Korea fines Coupang over $400m after massive data breach affecting 30 million customers

South Korea has hit online retail giant Coupang with a record fine of more than $400m (£299m) over a massive data breach that exposed the data of more than 30 million customers last year.

By Emmanuel Tetteh