Park Dae-Jun has resigned as chief executive of the South Korean giant after a data breach exposed the personal information of more than half of the country’s population.
In a statement, the park apologized for the offense, citing “deep responsibility for the outbreak and the subsequent recovery process.”
Coupang has been replaced by a park Harold Rogersthe top lawyer in the US-based Parent company, according to machine translation company statementSee rank-.
The retail giant, often compared to Amazon for its dominance in South Korean e-commerce and logistics, last month revealed details of The data breach attracted close to 34 Million peopleSee rank-. The breach began in June but was not noticed until November, when Coupang initially had more than 4,500 customers have their data stolen. The company later changed that figure dramatically increased.
The Coupang Hack is the latest in security line affected corporate giants and central governments across the country this year, including a data center fire that caused many, South Korean government data lossSee rank-.