33.7 million customer data leaked
Data breach is an unfortunate attack that businesses often suffer. Failing to address these breaches is even worse as it costs businesses reputational and privacy damage.
A breach at Coupang that leaked the data of 33.7 million customers has been linked to a former employee who kept access to internal systems after leaving the organization.
About the incident
The news was reported by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency with news agencies after an inquiry that involved a raid on Coupang’s offices recently. The firm is South Korea’s biggest online retailer. It employs 95,000 people and generates an annual revenue of more than $30 billion.
Earlier in December, Coupang reported that it had been hit by a data breach that leaked the personal data of 33.7 million customers such as email IDs, names, order information, and addresses.
The incident happened in June, 2025, but the firm found it in November and launched an internal investigation immediately.
The measures
In December beginning, Coupang posted an update on the breach, assuring the customers that the leaked data had not been exposed anywhere online.
Even after all this, and Coupang’s full cooperation with the authorities, the officials raided the firm’s various offices on Tuesday to gather evidence for a detailed enquiry.
This article has been indexed from CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents