The Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) yesterday said it has not found evidence that Taiwanese users have been affected by a large-scale personal data leak reported recently by South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang.
Lin Ching-chin (林青嶔), head of MODA's Administration for Digital Industries Platform Economy Division, said the ministry contacted Coupang late last month after learning of the incident.
The company informed MODA that the breach occurred mainly in South Korea and based on the checks carried out so far, no leaks involving Taiwanese accounts have been found.
Photo: Hsu Tzu-ling, Taipei Times
Lin said MODA would continue monitoring the case and maintain communication with Coupang to ensure the protection of local users' personal information.
According to a report by Yonhap News Agency, the personal information of about 33.7 million users — almost all in South Korea — was exposed, with unauthorized access believed to have begun as early as June.
Coupang Taiwan said on Saturday that its systems had not shown signs of compromise and that it had found no evidence that information belonging to local users, such as names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses or delivery addresses, had been leaked.
Payment information remains protected, it added.
The subsidiary said it would continue to investigate the matter and cooperate with independent cybersecurity experts.
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