South KoreaHánguó韩国against / towardduì对e-commercediànshāng电商platformpíngtái平台Coupang (South Korean e-commerce company)CoupangCoupangto issue (a fine)kāi chū开出record-breakingchuàng jìlù创纪录fine / penaltyfákuǎn罚款。
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
against / toward
duì
对
e-commerce
diànshāng
电商
platform
píngtái
平台
Coupang (South Korean e-commerce company)
Coupang
Coupang
to issue (a fine)
kāi chū
开出
record-breaking
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
fine / penalty
fákuǎn
罚款
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
Personal Information Protection Commission
Gèrén Xìnxī Bǎohù Wěiyuánhuì
个人信息保护委员会
Wednesday
zhōu sān
周三
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
due to / because of
yīn
因
large-scale
dàguīmó
大规模
data breach / data leak
shùjù xièlòu
数据泄露
incident / event
shìjiàn
事件
against
duì
对
Coupang (South Korean e-commerce company)
Coupang
Coupang
to impose (a penalty)
chǔyǐ
处以
624.7 billion Korean won
6247 yì hányuán
6247亿韩元
(equivalent to approximately)
(yuēhé
（约合
$409 million
4.09 yì měiyuán
4.09亿美元
(structural particle)
de
的
fine / penalty
fákuǎn
罚款
June 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
Personal Information Protection Commission
Gèrén Xìnxī Bǎohù Wěiyuánhuì
个人信息保护委员会
Wednesday
zhōu sān
周三
against
duì
对
e-commerce
diànshāng
电商
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
Coupang (South Korean e-commerce company)
Coupang
Coupang
to impose (a penalty)
chǔyǐ
处以
624.7 billion Korean won
6247 yì hányuán
6247亿韩元
(structural particle)
de
的
record-breaking
chuàng jìlù
创纪录
fine / penalty
fákuǎn
罚款
equivalent to / converting to
zhéhé
折合
approximately
yuē
约
$409 million
4.09 yì měiyuán
4.09亿美元
this / this time
cǐcì
此次
fine
fákuǎn
罚款
is
shì
是
South Korea
Hánguó
韩国
in history / ever
yǒu shǐ yǐlái
有史以来
targeting / against
zhēnduì
针对
data breach
shùjù xièlòu
数据泄露
incident
shìjiàn
事件
issued
kāi chū de
开出的
highest / largest
zuì gāo
最高
penalty / punishment
chǔfá
处罚
investigation
diàochá
调查
to show / to reveal
xiǎnshì
显示
approximately
yuē
约
37.55 million
3755 wàn
3755万
people / persons
rén
人
(structural particle)
de
的
personal information
gèrén xìnxī
个人信息
due to
yīn
因
the company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
security management
ānquán guǎnlǐ
安全管理
inadequate / poor
bùshàn
不善
and / as a result
ér
而
to suffer / to be subjected to
zāo dào
遭到
to be leaked
xièlòu
泄露
regulatory authority
jiānguǎn jīgòu
监管机构
to point out
zhǐchū
指出
Coupang
Coupang
Coupang
failed to
wèinéng
未能
to establish
jiànlì
建立
effective
yǒuxiào de
有效的
identity verification / authentication
shēnfèn yànzhèng
身份验证
and
hé
和
access control
fǎngwèn kòngzhì
访问控制
mechanism / system
jīzhì
机制
the company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
personal information
gèrén xìnxī
个人信息
protection
bǎohù
保护
system / framework
tǐxì
体系
failed to
wèinéng
未能
to keep pace with
gēn shàng
跟上
its
qí
其
rapid
kuàisù
快速
expansion / growth
kuòzhāng
扩张
(structural particle)
de
的
pace / footsteps
bùfá
步伐
in addition to the main fine
chú zhǔyào fákuǎn wài
除主要罚款外
Coupang
Coupang
Coupang
under (a parent company)
qíxià
旗下
logistics
wùliú
物流
subsidiary
zǐ gōngsī
子公司
also
yì
亦
to be fined
bèi fákuǎn
被罚款
248 million Korean won
2.48 yì hányuán
2.48亿韩元
this case
cǐ àn
此案
to trigger / to spark
yǐnfā
引发
the outside world / public
wàijiè
外界
regarding
duì
对
technology
kējì
科技
companies / enterprises
qǐyè
企业
data
shùjù
数据
security / safety
ānquán
安全
responsibility / accountability
zérèn
责任
(structural particle)
de
的
widespread / broad
guǎngfàn
广泛
discussion / debate
tǎolùn
讨论
News in English
Science & TechnologySouth Korea Issues Record $409 Million Fine Against Coupang for Massive Data Breach
The South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission announced a fine of 624.7 billion won (approximately $409 million) against Coupang for a large-scale data breach, the largest ever in the country.
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