Coupang Files Lawsuit Against Hundreds of Billions of Won in Fines Over Data Leaks

Coupang has filed a lawsuit contesting the imposition of hundreds of billions of won in fines related to personal data leaks and other violations.

On October 7, Coupang filed two separate administrative lawsuits with the Seoul Administrative Court against the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), seeking the cancellation of the fine imposition measures.

The lawsuits target a total of 624.6 billion won in fines, which includes 423.5 billion won imposed over a personal information leakage incident and 201.1 billion won imposed for unauthorized collection of online activity records of over 10 million members.

Both penalties were resolved by the Personal Information Protection Commission last June, and Coupang filed separate lawsuits for each.

This marks the largest fine ever imposed for a single personal information leak incident, as well as the largest amount ever levied against a single company for multiple violations.

Coupang also applied for a stay of execution to temporarily halt the effectiveness of the fine imposition.

The Personal Information Protection Commission concluded that personal information was leaked because Coupang failed to properly establish basic safety management systems, such as managing authentication signature keys and access controls.

In response, Coupang stated, "We regret that the preemptive measures taken to prevent secondary damage regarding last year's data breach and explanations based on clear facts were not sufficiently reflected in the commission's decision," adding, "We hope that the facts will be clearly clarified through legal procedures."

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