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Foreign Ministry Mulls Whether to Reply to US Republicans" Letter about Coupang
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (111+ words) [Politics]: The foreign ministry says it is mulling whether or not to send a reply to a letter from 54 U. S. Republican lawmakers urging Seoul not to discriminate against U. S. firms, including Coupang. The ministry's spokesperson, Park Il, told reporters on Tuesday that…...
Coupang Denies Lobbying Washington to Put Pressure on Seoul
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (105+ words) [International]: E-commerce firm Coupang has denied allegations that it lobbied the U. S. government to pressure the South Korean government in the wake of a data leak controversy last year. In a media statement released Friday, Coupang clarified that its lobbying efforts…...
Police Investigating Alleged Data Breach Affecting 430, 000 Clients at Matchmaking Firm Duo Info
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (108+ words) [Domestic]: Police are investigating an alleged data breach at the domestic matchmaking firm Duo Info, believed to have affected approximately 430-thousand registered clients. According to the police on Friday, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's cyber investigation unit has been looking…...
Matchmaker Duo Fined for Data Leak Affecting 430, 000 Members
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (107+ words) [Domestic]: The government has slapped fines worth one-point-two billion won, or 810-thousand U. S. dollars, on matchmaking firm Duo following its delayed disclosure of a data leak involving the personal information of some 430-thousand members. The Personal Information Protection Commission released a…...
N. Korea's Lazarus Group Blamed for $290 Million Crypto Heist over Weekend
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (115+ words) [Inter-Korea]: The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus is believed to have been behind a cryptocurrency heist worth hundreds of millions of dollars that occurred over the weekend. According to a report by U. S. -based Tech Crunch, the hackers stole more…...
Google: N. Korea-Linked Hackers Target Login Data via Software Attack
3+ week, 6+ day ago (114+ words) [International]: Google says hackers linked to North Korea breached behind-the-scenes software in an effort to steal login information. According to Google on Tuesday, the attackers embedded malicious code the previous day in an update to Axios, a program used to…...
Coupang Inc. Chairman Apologizes for Massive Data Breach
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (100+ words) [Economy]: The chairman and CEO of Coupang Inc. , the'U. S. -listed'parent company of e-commerce giant Coupang, has apologized for a recent personal data breach. At the company's 2025 earnings announcement event on Thursday, Bom Kim addressed the "data incident" the firm had…...
Coupang Confirms Recent Data Breach Affected 200, 000 Taiwan-Based Accounts
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (103+ words) [International]: U. S. -listed e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said its recent high-profile data breach, which exposed around 33 million accounts, impacted approximately 200-thousand Taiwan-based users. Coupang said on Wednesday that cybersecurity firm Mandiant had confirmed the number through a forensic investigation. The. .. [more....
Coupang Interim CEO Testifies Before U. S. House Panel in Closed-Door Session
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (108+ words) [International]: Harold Rogers, interim CEO of e-commerce giant Coupang, attended a closed-door session of the U. S. House Judiciary Committee on Monday as an investigation into the company's massive data breach last year continues. Rogers testified for about seven hours at the…...
3 More Investors Join Legal Challenge Against South Korea's Handling of Coupang Data Breach
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (102+ words) [International]: Three additional U. S. investors in e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. have joined Greenoaks and Altimeter in their legal challenge against the South Korean government over its handling of Coupang's massive data breach. Abrams Capital, Durable Capital Partners and Foxhaven announced their…...