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Coupang announces $1.5 billion compensation to South Korean users for data leak
22+ hour, 3+ min ago (121+ words) Published'Dec 29, 2025, 09:49 AM Updated'Dec 29, 2025, 09:52 AM SEOUL - South Korean e-commerce company Coupang announced on Dec 29 a compensation package of 1.69 trillion won (S$1.5 billion) to holders of 33.7 million accounts for a massive data leak that has drawn backlash from users and lawmakers. a…...
2026 Tech outlook: Online safety & AI in Singapore
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1700+ words) Some of the key developments in 2025 that will take shape in 2026 include more advanced artificial intelligence systems that carry out tasks autonomously. Published'Dec 29, 2025, 05:00 AM Updated'Dec 29, 2025, 07:03 AM SINGAPORE - More advanced autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) systems and a new agency to provide…...
Coupang founder Kim Bom apologises for data leak, pledges compensation
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (201+ words) Published'Dec 28, 2025, 02:10 PM recent leak of customer data Coupang's US-based chairman, who issued his statement in Korean, has faced intense criticism in South Korea for failing to attend parliamentary hearings in Seoul on one of the country's worst data breaches. failing…...
The online scam that hits travellers at their most distracted
1+ week, 2+ day ago (758+ words) 2025 has seen a surge of travel scams, partly due to the explosion of AI tools, which are "supercharging fraud". Published'Dec 21, 2025, 05:00 AM NEW YORK " When an actual human being answered an airline customer service hotline after a single ring, I probably…...
240,000 victims of Coupang data leak sue South Korean company
1+ week, 4+ day ago (270+ words) Personal information from 33.7 million Coupang customer accounts were exposed via unauthorised data access. Published'Dec 19, 2025, 12:45 PM Updated'Dec 19, 2025, 01:26 PM SEOUL " A little under a quarter million victims of a mass data breach at South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang have filed a compensation…...
North Korea stole $2.57b of crypto in 2025, report says
1+ week, 4+ day ago (366+ words) A sharp jump from 2024 underscores North Korea's growing ability to pull off massive heists. Published'Dec 18, 2025, 10:16 PM Updated'Dec 18, 2025, 10:51 PM North Korean hackers stole a record US$2 billion (S$2.57 billion) of crypto in 2025, researchers said, a sharp jump from 2024 that underscores the…...
Apple users urged to update their device software following security warnings
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (473+ words) Published'Dec 15, 2025, 05:00 PM SINGAPORE - The Singapore Cyber Emergency Response Team has issued an alert urging Apple users to update the software of their iPhones and iPad to the latest iOS 26.2 after flaws in previous software versions were found to have been…...
S’pore fintech firm that develops digital infrastructure for SMEs to list in the US via Spac
3+ week, 4+ day ago (590+ words) Published'Dec 04, 2025, 05:25 PM Updated'Dec 04, 2025, 05:31 PM SINGAPORE - Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure firm Embed Financial Group Cayman Holdings (EFGH) on Dec 3 revealed its plans to list in the US via a special purpose acquisition company (Spac). A Spac is a publicly traded "shell" company…...
‘I don’t trust it’: Russians sceptical about state-backed messenger MAX
1+ mon, 4+ hour ago (509+ words) Rights advocates warn that MAX " which lacks end-to-end encryption " could be used as a powerful surveillance tool. Published'Nov 30, 2025, 02:56 AM MOSCOW - A new Russian messaging platform that authorities hope will replace WhatsApp and Telegram is getting rave reviews from government officials,…...
Spanish airline Iberia says customer data ‘compromised’ but no sign of fraudulent use
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (218+ words) Published'Nov 29, 2025, 10:40 PM Updated'Nov 29, 2025, 10:44 PM MADRID - Spanish airline Iberia said on Nov 29 that hackers had accessed confidential customer information, the latest in a series of attacks on carriers, though it added that there were no signs of fraudulent use of the…...