Coupang Confirms Additional 165,000-Plus Personal Data Leaks

Additional 165,000 or So Cases of Leaks Confirmed
Simultaneous Investigation into Top Management

Coupang has confirmed that personal information from an additional 165,000 or so accounts was leaked in connection with the data breach that occurred in November last year and has notified the affected customers, while the police are continuing their investigation into Coupang’s top management.

Coupang stated on the 5th that, in accordance with a recommendation from the Personal Information Protection Commission, it had individually informed customers of the additional leak. The newly confirmed leaked data consists of address book information that customers entered themselves and is limited to names, phone numbers, and addresses. Coupang explained that key sensitive information such as payment information, login credentials, email addresses, order history, and shared-entrance passwords had not been leaked.

Coupang stressed that the cases covered by this latest notification are not the result of a new incident, but were additionally identified in the course of investigating the data breach that occurred in November last year. The company also said it has strengthened internal monitoring and is operating an immediate response system, and that no suspected cases of secondary damage have been found so far. Customers whose additional leaks have been confirmed will also receive shopping vouchers, as in the previous case.

Meanwhile, the police are simultaneously investigating Coupang’s management in connection with the data breach. The police plan to summon Coupang CEO Harold Rogers again on the 6th to question him over allegations of perjury before the National Assembly.

CEO Rogers had previously appeared before the National Assembly to testify regarding the data breach, and the police are reported to be examining whether there was any perjury in the course of that testimony. This renewed summons is seen as a procedure to verify the facts related to his statements and to determine the scope of responsibility.

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