Coupang Faces Probe Over Widest Data Hack Seen in South Korea

South Korean authorities are investigating a data leak at online retailer Coupang Inc. that exposed about 33.7 million accounts in what could be the widest hack for the country of 51.7 million people. Personal information was allegedly hacked by a Chinese national who previously worked at the company, Yonhap News reported. Police began investigating after receiving a formal complaint from Coupang that didn’t name a suspect, it said. The Ministry of Science and ICT said in a statement it formed a joint inves ...