Privacy watchdog wraps up probe into Coupang data leak, to decide penalty as early as June

Korea's data protection watchdog has concluded its probe into a massive data leak at e-commerce giant Coupang, with its final decision on the level of punishment expected to be made next month at the earliest, sources said Tuesday. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) recently concluded its investigation into the data breach that affected over 33 million Coupang customers and notified its results to the company early last month, according to the security industry sources. The notification reportedly included Coupang's suspected violations of the personal information protection law, along with potential corrective measures the agency may take. It, however, did not include any specific amount of penalties, according to the sources. Under its regulations, the PIPC must notify its punitive measures to alleged violators of the data protection law and give them an opportunity to submit their opinions for a period of a minimum of 14 days. In its opinion, Coupang reportedly pushed back against the overall direction of the watchdog's potential measures. Industry sources believe a

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