Coupang (CPNG) Fined $400M for Data Breach Affecting 30M Customers

Coupang (CPNG) has been hit with a record fine of over $400 million by South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) for a data breach that exposed the data of over 30 million customers. This fine includes 423.6 billion won for the breach and an additional 201 billion won for non-consensual data collection. The breach reportedly impacted more than half of South Korea's 50 million population and was linked to poor data management practices. Coupang plans to challenge the ruling legally while acknowledging the need to improve security measures.