South Korea's Largest Online Retailer Reports Data Breach Impacting 33.7M Accounts

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Coupang disclosed a major data breach affecting 33.7 million users after unauthorized access through overseas servers exposed personal information but not payment data. South Korean authorities have launched an investigation, and the Korea Internet & Security Agency warned customers about phishing risks. Coupang apologized and is cooperating with regulators and police.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02South Korea's largest online retailer, Kupang, reported a data breach affecting 33.7 million

00:07customer accounts after unauthorized access began on June 24th through overseas servers.

00:13The company apologized and said exposed data, including names, emails, phone numbers,

00:17shipping addresses, and sub-order histories, but not payment information or login credentials.

00:22Kupang learned of the breach on November 18th, notified authorities while working with police

00:26and regulators. The government launched an investigation into possible violations

00:29of personal information protection rules. Korea Internet and Security Agency issued a public

00:34advisory warning affected users about phishing risks.

00:37For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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