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June 11, 2026 at 12:52 UTC
Coupang hit with record $409 million data breach fine in Korea
By Sergiu Gatlan
AI Summary
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission issued a record 624.6 billion won ($409 million) fine against e-commerce giant Coupang following a data breach affecting more than 37 million customers. This is the largest data protection fine ever issued in South Korea and signals aggressive regulatory enforcement in the Asia-Pacific region that parallels GDPR-scale accountability in Europe. Security and compliance teams at large consumer platforms should note the precedent for breach notification and data handling obligations.
Relevance score: 73.0/100
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