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Korea consumer agency rules SK Telecom should pay W2.3tr over data breach
3+ hour, 3+ min ago Business Korea consumer agency rules SK Telecom should pay W2.3tr over data breach Published : Dec. 21, 2025 - 16:30:37 The recommendation comes a month after SKT rejected a separate mediation proposal that could have totaled 7 trillion won in damages. South Korea's consumer protection body has…...
North Korea leads global crypto hacks with $2b in 2025
4+ hour, 51+ min ago Business North Korea leads global crypto hacks with $2b in 2025 Published : Dec. 21, 2025 - 14:42:33 North Korea's hackers pulled off fewer but larger crypto heists, making up over 60 percent of global thefts, Chainalysis said. North Korea'linked hacking groups has stolen more cryptocurrency than anyone…...
Investors file US class-action lawsuit over Coupang data breach
6+ hour, 2+ min ago Business Investors file US class-action lawsuit over Coupang data breach Published : Dec. 21, 2025 - 13:32:23 Summons issued to Coupang founder Bom Kim, CFO Gaurav Anand A new class-action lawsuit against Coupang Inc. has been filed in a US federal court, following the massive…...
240,000 victims of Coupang data leak sue company
2+ day, 9+ hour ago National 240,000 victims of Coupang data leak sue company Published : Dec. 19, 2025 - 10:32:02 A little under a quarter million victims of a mass data breach at e-commerce giant Coupang have filed a compensation claim, a local broadcaster reported Friday. According to MBN, the…...
Korea launches government-wide probe into Coupang data breach
3+ day, 4+ hour ago Business Korea launches government-wide probe into Coupang data breach Published : Dec. 18, 2025 - 14:56:59 Joint hearing to bring together committees overseeing data protection, policy, transport, labor South Korea's government is mobilizing an all-hands response to a data breach at e-commerce giant Coupang affecting…...
Coupang rebuked over founder's absence at data breach hearing
4+ day, 4+ hour ago Business Coupang rebuked over founder's absence at data breach hearing Published : Dec. 17, 2025 - 15:14:41 A high-stakes parliamentary hearing on Coupang's data breach opened Wednesday, with lawmakers slamming founder Bom Kim's absence and lack of apology as a disregard for the Korean market....
Coupang discloses 33m-user data breach to US regulators
4+ day, 10+ hour ago Business Coupang discloses 33m-user data breach to US regulators Published : Dec. 17, 2025 - 09:28:28 First disclosure to US authorities comes as e-commerce giant faces National Assembly hearing in Seoul Coupang has formally disclosed its massive data breach affecting some 33 million customers to US…...
Fescaro makes strong Kosdaq debut, eyes global auto cybersecurity
4+ day, 15+ hour ago Business Fescaro makes strong Kosdaq debut, eyes global auto cybersecurity Published : Dec. 17, 2025 - 11:42:26 South Korean mobility software solutions provider Fescaro has made a successful debut on the Kosdaq market through the technology special listing track, accelerating its expansion in the global…...
How IP cameras become Korea’s quiet privacy risk
6+ day, 5+ hour ago Published : Dec. 15, 2025 - 14:21:36 Weak passwords, cheap devices, loose rules keep Korea's IP cameras exposed Public anxiety over data breaches has long centered on banks, platforms and telecom companies. But a more intimate and unsettling threat is spreading through everyday spaces: internet-connected…...
Coupang founder to skip data breach hearing
6+ day, 6+ hour ago Business Coupang founder to skip data breach hearing Published : Dec. 15, 2025 - 13:16:04 Updated : Dec. 15, 2025 - 13:16:48 Coupang Inc. founder Bom Kim said he would be unable to attend a parliamentary hearing scheduled for this Wednesday over the company's large-scale data breach, citing overseas business…...