South Korea·Retail·Announced by the organization or a regulator
Coupang data breach (Oct 2021)
Coupang (South Korea) disclosed a data breach on Oct 27, 2021 affecting 310,000 people, involving addresses and names. It is the first of 5 Coupang incidents recorded on Teollimi. It was caused by a misconfigured system or a handling error. No compensation has been announced.
What happened
Coupang's app displayed other users' names and delivery addresses on some users' screens for about an hour during app improvement work.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Retail
- Announced
- Oct 27, 2021
- Affected
- 310,000 people
- Data exposed
- Addresses, names
- Status
- Announced by the organization or a regulator
- Compensation and penalties
- None on record