Seoul Metropolitan Police raid on Coupang breach records
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Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency raided Coupang’s headquarters in southern Seoul to search for internal documents and records related to the breach, escalating the official cybercrime investigation. The action matters because the underlying breach may have exposed data for 33.7 million customers. It also put investigators directly inside the company’s records trail tied to the June 2025 compromise.
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26.01.2026 15:00 3 articles · 5mo ago
Seoul Metropolitan Police raid on Coupang breach records
Initial DisclosureLater in **December 2025**, police raided **Coupang’s headquarters in southern Seoul** and searched for **breach-related records**, beginning a formal investigative phase in the cybercrime case.
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- Law Firm Investigates Coupang Security Failures Ahead of Class Action Deadline — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 26.01.2026 15:00
- Law Firm Investigates Coupang Security Failures Ahead of Class Action Deadline — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 26.01.2026 15:00
- Coupang data breach traced to ex-employee who retained system access — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 12.12.2025 20:28
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01.12.2025 17:45 1 articles · 7mo ago
Seoul police identify suspect in Coupang breach investigation
Attribution UpdateOn December 1, Seoul Metropolitan Police said it had identified a suspect and was tracking the person in the Coupang breach investigation after Coupang filed a formal complaint over unauthorized intrusion into an information and communications network. Police said they were analyzing server logs submitted by Coupang and had secured the IP used by the suspect.
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- South Korea's Coupang Confirms 34 Million Customer Data Leak — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 01.12.2025 17:45