Coupang(US:CPNG) Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2025-12-30 16:57Group 1 - Coupang announced a compensation plan for over 33 million affected users due to a massive data leak, offering 50,000 KRW (approximately 241.5 RMB) per user, totaling 1.685 trillion KRW (approximately 81.39 billion RMB) [1] - The total population of South Korea as of November 1, 2023, is reported to be 51.77 million, indicating that the data leak affected nearly the entire customer base of Coupang [1] - The compensation will be distributed in the form of vouchers starting from January 15, 2024, to users notified of the data breach by the end of November [1] Group 2 - Coupang confirmed the identity of the perpetrator behind the data leak and recovered all devices used in the incident, with only limited user data from 3,000 accounts retained by the leaker [2] - There were rumors suggesting that Coupang's investigation was not conducted under government supervision, which heightened public concern; however, Coupang clarified that the investigation was coordinated with government oversight [2] - A detailed timeline of government coordination was released, showing Coupang's cooperation with authorities from December 1 to December 26, including the recovery of devices and submission of materials for forensic analysis [4] Group 3 - Coupang's founder, Bom Kim, publicly apologized for the incident and committed to full cooperation with the government regarding the investigation [5] - Coupang is one of South Korea's largest e-commerce platforms, having invested billions in its Rocket Delivery service, which ensures 99% of orders are delivered within a day [5] - The company previously faced a fine of 140 billion KRW (approximately 7.3 billion RMB) for manipulating product reviews and search rankings, marking the highest penalty ever imposed on a distribution company in South Korea [7]