Labor minister rebukes Coupang over data leak response

Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon on Monday criticized online retailer Coupang over its response to a massive data leak, questioning whether the company could be "fixed." Kim's remarks came after lawmakers last week grilled Coupang executives at a parliamentary hearing into the breach, which the company initially said affected 33.7 million customers — about two-thirds of Korea's population. "I thought about whether Coupang could be fixed while watching the hearing," Kim told reporters. "If it recognizes the cause of the problem even now, the people will give them a chance but we are not seeing that." During the hearing, Coupang executives sparred with lawmakers over the company's response, including a compensation plan that promises 50,000 won worth of vouchers to affected customers. The plan has drawn criticism as only 5,000 won can be used at Coupang's main platform, while the remaining vouchers worth 45,000 won have to be used at other commerce platforms, including one for luxury goods. Coupang has also claimed that data from only 3,000 accounts were leaked and later deleted, citing an iWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times