Telecommunications & Media

Lawmakers say secondary damage seen in Coupang data leak

A lawmaker at a science and ICT committee hearing said secondary damage has already occurred in the Coupang personal data leak and criticised the company for minimising the incident. He pointed to user reports of unknown logins, overseas phishing calls and failures to manage access keys and authentication tokens. He also questioned Coupang’s use of the term “exposure”, raised concerns about technical and institutional weaknesses, and pressed for stronger penalties and legal reforms.

Telecommunications & Media

Coupang CISO says insider accessed private key for API; parliament questions possible DB breach

South Korea’s parliament intensified scrutiny of Coupang’s data leak after its CISO said an employee with a privileged role accessed a private signing key used for tokens. Lawmakers criticised the company for refusing to submit key security documents and raised concerns that the breach could extend beyond API access. Security experts also questioned Coupang’s handling of access rights. A committee chair warned that a hearing could follow if documents remain withheld.