Top South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang apologises over massive data breach


Coupang logo is seen in this illustration taken February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

SEOUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) - South Korea's biggest online retailer, Coupang, apologised on Sunday over the breach of personal information from 33.7 million customer accounts through unauthorized data access.

"We sincerely apologise once again for causing our customers inconvenience," Park Dae-jun, CEO of the firm dubbed the Amazon.com of South Korea, posted on its website.

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