Historic Korea data leak caps record year for cyber breaches

Coupang CEO Park Dae-jun makes a public apology over the breach of personal information from 33.7 million customer accounts through unauthorised data access. — Yonhap via Reuters

A massive data breach at South Korea’s largest e-retailer Coupang Inc caps what is set to be a record year for online leaks in the country, highlighting weaknesses in Seoul’s cyber defences.

Coupang, known for its popular early morning grocery deliveries, said about 33.7 million customer accounts were affected by the leak, which compromised email and shipping addresses as well as phone numbers.