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
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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 regulator also penalized Coupang Fulfillment Service and ordered corrective measures, public announcements, and publication orders. Investigators cited weak authentication key management, poor access controls, and violations of data-destruction and leak-notification duties. The enforcement action sharply raises compliance risk for one of South Korea's largest e-commerce operators.
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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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11.06.2026 15:52 2 articles · 5h ago
Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) record fine of 624.6 billion won and corrective orders on penalized un
Initial Disclosure**PIPC** completed its enforcement review and imposed a record fine and corrective orders on **Coupang** over a massive data-breach and data-handling case. The action centers on **security control** and breach-response failures affecting tens of millions of customers.
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- Coupang hit with record $409 million data breach fine in Korea — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 11.06.2026 15:52
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