Coupang offers $1 billion compensation for data breach victims
South Korea’s largest online retailer scrambles to contain fallout after former employee allegedly accessed 33 million customer accounts in huge security failure.
A delivery truck of South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang is driven along a road in Seoul on December 9, 2025. With 33.7 million accounts breached and executives avoiding government hearings, Coupang's voucher strategy attempts to rebuild trust amid national outrage. Image: Getty Images
A delivery truck of South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang is driven along a road in Seoul on December 9, 2025. With 33.7 million accounts breached and executives avoiding government hearings, Coupang's voucher strategy attempts to rebuild trust amid national outrage. Image: Getty Images