Republic of Korea: Personal Information Protection Commission fined Coupang KRW 624 billion over data breach caused due to inadequate access controls
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Personal Information Protection Commission fined Coupang KRW 624 billion over data breach caused due to inadequate access controls
On 10 June 2026, the Personal Information Protection Commission imposed a fine of KRW 624.681 billion against Coupang over a data breach. It was highlighted that the fine of KRW 423.575 billion relates to a large-scale personal data breach affecting…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
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2025-11-30
under deliberation
2025-12-03
under investigation
2026-01-14
under investigation
2026-06-10
under investigation