South Korea\'s Personal Information Protection Commission imposed a record 624.7 billion won fine on Coupang over a large-scale personal data breach reported in November last year. It also levied a 16.8 million won penalty. The commission fined Coupang Fulfillment Services 248 million won for violations involving collection and use of personal data and limits on processing sensitive data. The regulator said about 37.5 million people were affected and ordered corrective steps.

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have shown sharp volatility in South Korean trading, but Samsung Electro-Mechanics and LG Innotek have been less affected, as component demand is seen as separate from memory-price moves. Concerns rose after reports that memory content for Nvidia’s next-generation Vera CPU could be reduced, but the industry view is that the change reflects supply constraints rather than weaker demand. Long-term supply agreements are also spreading.