COUPANG ANNOUNCES $1.18 BILLION COMPENSATION TO SOUTH KOREAN USERS FOR DATA LEAK

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South Korean Coupang will distribute 50,000 won vouchers to 33.7 million account holders after a data leak, totaling 1.69 trillion won ($1.18 billion). Critics say the vouchers, usable only on Coupang, turn a privacy crisis into marketing and don't reflect the breach's seriousness, sparking parliamentary hearings and consumer anger.