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South Korean ecommerce giant Coupang suffers huge data breach - over 33 million accounts affected, here's what we know

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  • Coupang breach exposed PII of 33 million customers, sparking watchdog inquiries and lawsuits
  • Data stolen includes names, contacts, addresses, and orders; passwords and payment info unaffected
  • Attack linked to ex-employee’s active account; 10,000+ join class-action seeking compensation

Coupang, widely considered to be the biggest ecommerce store in South Korea, has confirmed suffered a devastating cyberattack in which it lost personally identifiable information (PII) on 33 million customers.

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