Coupang founder Kim says sorry over data leak

Seoul: Founder of South Korea s e commerce giant Coupang, Kim Bom suk, apologised on Sunday over a data leak that shook confidence among more than 30...

Seoul: Founder of South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang, Kim Bom-suk, apologised on Sunday over a data leak that shook confidence among more than 30 million customers.

The apology follows revelations that customer data at Coupang had been leaked by a former employee, prompting a police search of the company earlier this month amid mounting public backlash over what critics described as efforts to play down the incident.

Kim's repeated refusals to appear before a parliamentary hearing have added further frustration.

The personal data of more than 33 million customers -- about two-thirds of South Korea's population -- had been affected.

But Coupang has said that only 3,000 customer records were involved, a figure authorities have yet to confirm.