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Coupang Data Breach Raises Scrutiny of Foreign Developer Hiring, Including Large China-Based Teams

Coupang Data Breach Raises Scrutiny of Foreign Developer Hiring, Including Large China-Based Teams

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang is facing intensifying scrutiny after a major data leak revealed that significant portions of its Korean-language service were built and maintained by foreign developers, including sizable teams based in China. The primary suspect in the breach is a former Chinese employee who worked on the [...]

Coupang Data Breach Ripples Through Small Businesses as Sales Drop and Uncertainty Grows

Coupang Data Breach Ripples Through Small Businesses as Sales Drop and Uncertainty Grows

SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The fallout from Coupang Inc.’s massive data breach is beginning to hit small businesses that depend heavily on the platform, with some vendors reporting sharp declines in sales and mounting anxiety about long-term damage, industry officials said Thursday. Last week, the U.S.-listed e-commerce giant disclosed that the personal information of [...]

President Orders Swift Accountability in Coupang Data Breach as E-Commerce Sector Scrambles

President Orders Swift Accountability in Coupang Data Breach as E-Commerce Sector Scrambles

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday condemned Coupang’s massive data breach and instructed his cabinet to swiftly determine the cause and impose strict accountability, calling the incident “astonishing” both in scale and in the company’s failure to detect the leak for nearly five months. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting in Seoul, [...]