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Coupang's CEO fails to comply with 1st police summons

Harold Rogers, interim CEO of Coupang, who is under investigation for various suspicions related to a large-scale data leak, has failed to comply with the police's initial summons, a ranking police official said Monday.

2026-01-12

Coupang beset on all sides after data leak sparks full-scale regulatory assault

Coupang's turmoil, triggered by a massive data leak, has now become a full-blown regulatory risk, as the New York-listed e-commerce giant faces nearly 10 ongoing investigations.

2026-01-12

Over 150,000 KT users switch mobile carriers in 9 days after penalty waiver

More than 150,000 customers of KT Corp., Korea's second-largest mobile carrier, have left the company for a different service provider after KT began waiving early termination fees following a major data breach, industry sources said Friday.

2026-01-09

Law firm warns consumers not to use compensation coupons offered by Coupang

A law firm is warning consumers not to use compensation coupons being offered by Coupang. Illo, a law firm leading a class-action lawsuit against Coupang, posted a notice on Monday in an online community of participating plaintiffs.

2025-12-31

Coupang claims perpetrator saved data of some 3,000 customers in SEC filing amid criticism

Coupang has claimed the perpetrator in a massive data leak incident saved limited information from about 3,000 customer accounts in a filing to the U.S. securities watchdog, despite criticism in Korea regarding the firm's internal investigation.

2025-12-31

Coupang interim chief's insistence on using own interpreter causes row in parliamentary hearing

Harold Rogers, the interim chief of embattled e-commerce firm Coupang, caused a brief commotion at a National Assembly hearing on Tuesday by refusing to use the simultaneous interpreter provided by parliament, insisting instead on relying on his own.

2025-12-30

Tempers flare at National Assembly's hearing on Coupang

A contentious parliamentary hearing on key controversies surrounding e-commerce giant Coupang took place at the National Assembly on Tuesday, with heated comments from both sides of the table.

2025-12-30

Coupang offers $35 vouchers, but users miffed as only $7 is usable for main platform or food

Coupang announced Monday it will compensate each customer affected by its recent massive data breach with vouchers worth 50,000 won ($35), following criticism over the company’s response to the incident.

2025-12-29

Coupang to give data leak victims 50,000 won — with a catch

Coupang will pay 1.685 trillion won ($1.2 billion), 50,000 won to each of the 33.7 million users whose data has been leaked, the embattled e-commerce company said Monday.

2025-12-29

Data breach at Korean Air leaks 30,000 employee records

A data breach involving the personal information of Korean Air employees was recently reported — the second such incident in the airline industry following a similar case at Asiana Airlines last week.

2025-12-29