South Korean Retail Giant Coupang Offers $1.17 Billion Compensation for Data Breach

The breach exposed personal information of Coupang’s 33.7 million customers, all in South Korea.
South Korean Retail Giant Coupang Offers $1.17 Billion Compensation for Data Breach
The logo of South Korean online delivery service Coupang, at a building housing the company's headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2025. Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Coupang, South Korea’s largest online retailer, plans to spend 1.69 trillion won (about $1.17 billion) to compensate users affected by a massive data breach.

The e-commerce giant said on Dec. 29 that it is “fully acknowledging” its responsibility for the breach and will offer purchase vouchers worth up to 50,000 won (about $35) to each of the 33.7 million South Korean customers whose personal information was compromised.
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.