Coupang fined record $409 mln in South Korea over data breach, online tracking
By Jenny Lee ( June 11, 2026, 08:23 GMT | Insight) -- Coupang was hit with a record 624.7 billion won ($409 million) penalty by South Korea's privacy regulator on Thursday after a sweeping investigation found both a massive data breach affecting tens of millions of individuals and the unlawful collection of users' online activity records across third-party websites and apps.Coupang was hit with a record 624.7 billion won ($409 million) penalty by South Korea's privacy regulator on Thursday after a sweeping investigation found both a massive data breach affecting tens of millions of individuals and the unlawful collection of users' online activity across third-party websites and apps....
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