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Coupang customer data leak exposing 33.7 million records

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Coupang confirmed a data leak that exposed personal information for 33.7 million customers, creating a broad impersonation and phishing risk. The exposed data included names, email addresses, and phone numbers, while payment information and login credentials were not accessed. The exposure traces back to unauthorized access first detected in June 2025 and later updated on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) record fine of 624.6 billion won and corrective orders on penalized unlawful handling of personal data safety failures and

Regulatory/Legal Action
H score70 First: 11.06.2026 15:52 Last: 11.06.2026 15:52 Sources 1

How related: The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), South Korea's data protection regulator, has fined e-commerce giant Coupang a record 624.6 billion won (roughly $409 million) following a massive data breach affecting more than 37 million customers.

About this happening: South Korea's **PIPC** fined **Coupang** a record **624.6 billion won** after finding breach and data-handling failures tied to a leak affecting **37.55 million people**. The regu...

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Seoul Metropolitan Police raid on Coupang breach records

Law Enforcement
H score55 First: 26.01.2026 15:00 Last: 26.01.2026 15:00 Sources 1

How related: the Seoul Metropolitan Police had identified a suspect and was tracking them

About this happening: **Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency** raided **Coupang’s headquarters in southern Seoul** to search for **internal documents and records related to the breach**, escalating the off...

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Timeline

  1. 11.06.2026 15:52 1 articles · 28d ago

    PIPC fines Coupang $409 million over the customer data breach

    Legal Policy Action Update

    South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission fined Coupang a record 624.6 billion won (roughly $409 million) and imposed corrective, announcement, and publication orders after finding that personal information for about 37.55 million people was leaked due to failures in authentication key management and access controls, along with violations of data destruction, leak-notification, and data-protection duties. Coupang Fulfillment Service was also fined for unlawfully collecting, using, and handling customers' personal and sensitive data.

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  2. 12.12.2025 20:28 1 articles · 6mo ago

    Police tie Coupang leak to former employee

    Attribution Update

    Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency linked the Coupang customer data leak to a 43-year-old Chinese national who had worked at Coupang and was assigned to an authentication management system. Investigators said he left the company in 2024 but retained access to internal systems, and they continued gathering logs, access histories, user credentials, and other records from Coupang offices.

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  3. 01.12.2025 17:45 2 articles · 7mo ago

    Coupang customer data leak exposing 33.7 million records

    Initial Disclosure

    In **June 2025**, Coupang detected **unauthorized access** to delivery-related personal information from an **overseas location**. Early estimates suggested about **4,500 accounts** were affected before the scope was later expanded.

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