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Coupang faces compliance check on breach fixes in South Korea as PIPC decision nears

By Jenny Lee ( April 3, 2026, 07:30 GMT | Insight) -- Coupang will undergo a government check on whether it has properly carried out its recurrence-prevention measures following its large-scale personal data breach, while South Korea’s privacy watchdog is nearing a final announcement on the case, the science minister said at a parliamentary meeting. Bae Kyung-hoon, deputy prime minister and minister of science and ICT, told the National Assembly’s Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee on Thursday that the government had received Coupang’s implementation plan on Feb. 27 after first conducting a preliminary review of its adequacy.Coupang will undergo a government check on whether it has properly carried out its recurrence-prevention measures following its large-scale personal data breach, while South Korea’s privacy watchdog is nearing a final announcement on the case, the science minister said at a parliamentary meeting....

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