Data of about 135,000 Coupang couriers and 22,440 customers leaked
The real names and phone numbers of about 135,000 Coupang Eats couriers were exposed, and information on 22,440 orderers and recipients was leaked through the seller system. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed fines and penalties totalling about 1.6 billion won for violations including failures in safeguards and breach notification obligations. A class action lawsuit was later filed over the leak of Coupang Eats couriers' personal data.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Coupang
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Real names and phone numbers of about 135,000 couriers and information on 22,440 orderers and recipients
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
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- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Centre ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) released its findings on the courier and customer data leaks and imposed fines and penalties totalling about 1.6 billion won.
- A class action lawsuit was filed over the leak of personal data of about 135,000 Coupang Eats couriers.
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