Coupang issues revised notice citing 'data breach,' says no signs of secondary damage

E-commerce giant Coupang issued a revised notice Sunday to clearly describe a recent incident as a data breach following a government order while noting that the police have found no evidence of secondary damage. "An incident involving the breach of customers' personal information has occurred," Coupang said in the new notice. "No new leakage has taken place, and this notice is intended to provide guidance on precautions to prevent further damage, such as impersonation or phishing, related to the personal information leak that we have notified since Nov. 29." On Nov. 29, Coupang disclosed that the personal information of 33.7 million customers — nearly its entire user base — had been compromised, including their names, phone numbers, email addresses and delivery details. The data breach appears to have originated through overseas servers since June 24, according to the U.S.-listed company. "We promptly reported the incident to relevant authorities as soon as we became aware of the breach and are currently cooperating with the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Korean National Police AgeWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times