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Coupang founder makes 1st in-person apology over data leak
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (139+ words) Coupang founder makes 1st in-person apology over data leak'The Korea Times Coupang Inc. Chairman Bom Kim poses at the New York Stock Exchange after listing the company, March 11, 2021. AP-Yonhap Bom Kim, Coupang founder and chairman of the U.S.-headquartered Coupang Inc., issued…...
Coupang fined for pressuring vendors to cut prices
21+ hour, 50+ min ago (460+ words) A Coupang logo is seen at its office building in Seoul, Jan. 29. Yonhap Coupang was slapped with a fine of 2.18 billion won ($1.53 million) for unfairly pressing vendors active on its platform to cut prices and shouldering additional costs to meet…...
Coupang says 200,000 Taiwanese accounts exposed in recent breach
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (276+ words) A delivery truck is parked at a Coupang logistics center in Seoul, Feb. 6. Yonhap U.S.-listed e-commerce giant Coupang said Wednesday around 200,000 Taiwanese accounts were leaked in a recent data breach that affected about 33 million accounts. The announcement came after Coupang…...
Coupang interim CEO testimony feared to become leverage for new US tariffs
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (510+ words) Coupang's interim CEO Harold Rogers, center, enters a conference hall at the U.S. House Judiciary Committee building in Washington, D.C., Monday (local time). Yonhap Coupang interim CEO Harold Rogers' congressional deposition is prompting concerns that Washington could use his testimony as grounds…...
Privacy fears and multimillion-dollar losses: Korean celebrities sound alarm over hacking risks
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (440+ words) Han Hye-jin, left, and Jang Dong-ju / Xportsnews The risks resurfaced on a recent broadcast of SBS variety show "My Little Old Boy," where model and TV personality Han Hye-jin met white-hat hacker Park Se-joon and revealed that her YouTube channel…...
Gov't revises role, organization of new investigation agency after backlash
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (12+ words) Gov't revises role, organization of new investigation agency after backlash'The Korea Times...
Coupang expresses regret over situation that led to CEO's US testimony
3+ day, 49+ min ago (181+ words) Coupang's interim CEO Harold Rogers, center, enters a conference hall of the the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., Monday (local time). Yonhap Coupang on Tuesday expressed regret over the situation involving multiple allegations surrounding the company, which led to the…...
Interim Coupang chief attends closed-door House hearing
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (190+ words) Harold Rogers, Coupang Korea's interim chief, arrives at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's anti-corruption unit in Mapo, Seoul, on Feb. 6 for questioning over allegations that he gave false testimony at a National Assembly hearing on the Coupang data breach. Yonhap…...
Samsung SDS flags top 5 cybersecurity threats for 2026
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (245+ words) Samsung SDS' headquarters in Songpa District, Seoul / Courtesy of Samsung SDS Samsung SDS has published its report on the five major cybersecurity risks for 2026, Monday, based on an analysis of major cyber incidents in Korea and abroad over the past…...
Personal data of foreign teachers exposed on recruiter sites, raising privacy concerns
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (717+ words) A screenshot of personal information belonging to Allison Hall, a 30-year-old American teaching English in Korea, is displayed on a recruiting website. The information includes personal details such as her birthday and marital status. Captured from the recruiting website It…...