South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang says 33.7 million customer accounts breached
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Coupang, dubbed the Amazon.com of South Korea, is the country’s top online retailer.
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SEOUL - South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang said personal information from its 33.7 million customer accounts had been exposed via unauthorised data access.
Coupang, dubbed the Amazon.com of South Korea, is the country’s top online retailer, with its services ubiquitous for many Koreans using its Rocket fast deliveries.
“Subsequent investigation has revealed that the extent of customer account exposure is about 33.7 million accounts, all in Korea,” the company said in a statement on Nov 29, adding that it became aware of the data breach on Nov 18 and reported the case to authorities.
Its product commerce active customers reached 24.7 million in the third quarter, the company announced earlier.
The exposed data is limited to name, e-mail address, phone number, shipping address and certain order histories, but does not include payment details or login credentials, the company said.
The unauthorised access to personal information was believed to have started on June 24 through overseas servers, Coupang said.
The investigation is still under way and the company continues to work with law enforcement and regulatory authorities, the company added. REUTERS
