Republic of Korea: Investigation into data leak of users from e-commerce platform Coupang
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
20 Mar 2023 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced investigation into data leak of users from Coupang
On 20 March 2023, the Republic of Korea Personal Information Protection Committee (PIPC) announced that it was investigating media reports of a data leak from the e-commerce platform Coupang concerning more than 460,000 users. The leak on the dark w…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority