President Lee Jae Myung orders punitive measures against Coupang data leak

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday ordered a thorough investigation and punitive punishment over Coupang's recent massive customer data leak. “The scale of the damage is massive, involving about 34 million cases, but it is truly shocking that the company failed to detect the breach for five full months after the initial incident,” the president said during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Yongsan District, Seoul. “We must swiftly identify the cause of this accident and hold those responsible strictly accountable. I urge you to mobilize all available resources to prevent secondary damages arising from the misuse of this leaked information.” Expressing concerns over the recent surge in data leak cases, Lee urged the government to implement harsher penalties and effective countermeasures, referencing international standards to actualize punitive damages. “This is also an opportunity to completely overturn the misguided practices and perceptions that trivialize the protection of personal data — a core asset in the age of AI (artificial intelligence) and digital tecWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times