#Data breach

South Korea's investigation reveals Coupang's data breach affected 33.6 million accounts, not 3,000 as initially claimed. A case study in corporate transparency and digital trust.

South Korean government probe reveals Coupang's data breach affected 33.6 million accounts, not 3,000 as initially claimed, exposing massive transparency issues.

Substack disclosed a security incident from October 2025 that exposed user emails and phone numbers, but waited four months to inform users, sparking debate about transparency in creator platforms.

Coupang's interim CEO Harold Rogers appeared for police questioning over South Korea's largest data breach affecting 33 million users, highlighting growing cybersecurity concerns in e-commerce.