Seoul, Dec 28 (IANS) — Coupang founder Kim Bom‑suk announced that he will not take part in the parliamentary hearing scheduled for this week on the company’s data breach, which exposed the personal information of roughly 34 million South Koreans.
According to Democratic Party lawmaker Choi Min‑hee, Kim sent a statement explaining that he would be absent because he is living overseas and has a “prearranged schedule.” The same position was taken by Kim’s brother, Yoo Kim—Coupang’s head of global operational excellence— and former Korea unit chief Kang Han‑seung. Choi posted on social media, “We will of course, once again, disapprove,” noting that she chairs the National Assembly’s Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee.
Coupang said on Thursday that forensic evidence had identified the ex‑employee responsible for the leak, that the company had recovered the equipment used in the hacking, and that the culprit had confessed. The government, however, described the company’s findings as a “unilateral claim,” pointing out that the joint public‑private inquiry launched last month has yet to release any results.
In a related statement, Coupang emphasized that its investigation was conducted in close cooperation with authorities and that no stolen data had been passed to a third party. Critics, however, suggest the company may have conducted the probe independently, which raises questions about the verification of the findings.
— IANS
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