Taiwan fines Coupang 1.5 million New Taiwan dollars over data leak

  • Taiwan fined Coupang Taiwan and its CEO over unauthorized access to customer data.
  • 204,552 Taiwanese customers had names, emails, phone numbers and addresses accessed.
  • Coupang said it paid the fines and implemented corrective measures after the ruling.

Taiwan has fined Coupang Taiwan and its CEO a combined 1.5 million New Taiwan dollars ($47,000) over unauthorized access to personal data from 204,552 customers. Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs imposed 750,000 New Taiwan dollars on each party and ordered corrective measures. The exposed information included names, email addresses, phone numbers and delivery addresses. Authorities did not classify the incident as a serious case, a designation that could have allowed fines of up to 15 million New Taiwan dollars. The ministry said there had been no reports of consumers suffering financial losses and considered the company’s remedial actions when assessing the case. Coupang said it had paid the fines and implemented corrective measures.

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