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Google laid off security staff. Audi A6 vehicles were remotely taken down. Coupang received a $400 million fine. ICS device exposure stayed flat while the attack surface widened. Microsoft issued an AI incident response playbook. IBM and AT&T faced hack cover-up accusations.

South Korea's data protection regulator fined Coupang 624.7 billion won ($409 million) for a data breach affecting 33.2 million registered members and 4.3 million non-members. The breach, caused by a former employee who stole a signing key, stemmed from deficient safety management. Coupang failed to notify non-member victims despite four formal requests.

Coupang shares surged 14.55% to $17.32 after regulators finalized a $409 million privacy fine that landed below worst-case fears. The South Korean e-commerce company faced the penalty from the Personal Information Protection Commission following a November 2025 data breach. Trading volume hit 67.8 million shares, nearly triple the three-month average.

South Korea's PIPC fined Coupang a record 624.6 billion won ($409 million) after a data breach leaked personal data of 37.55 million customers. Subsidiary Coupang Fulfillment Service was fined 248 million won for unlawful data handling. Coupang plans to challenge the decision.

South Korea's largest e-commerce company, Coupang, received a record fine for a data breach. The penalty was imposed by the country's data protection regulator. The fine relates to the exposure of customer personal information.