Coupang CEO Park Dae-jun and Coupang Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Brett Mathis are talking after appearing for an inquiry on the Coupang personal information leak held by the National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 2nd.

In the Coupang personal information leak affecting 33.7 million people, it has emerged that, in addition to the items previously known, the ‘communal entrance password’ was also taken.

At an emergency inquiry on the Coupang personal information leak held on the 2nd by the National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee, when asked “Was the communal entrance password also leaked?”, CEO Park Dae-jun answered, “I understand that some were included.”

When Rep. Noh Jong-myeon of the Democratic Party of Korea asked, “Then why is that not written in the notice (text message)?”, CEO Park replied, “(For each piece of information) it is not always included.” When Rep. Noh pressed further, saying, “If the communal entrance password is included, that needs to be in the notice so that actions such as changing the code can be taken,” CEO Park answered, “I will pay closer attention to that additionally.”

After the personal information of 33.7 million people was leaked, Coupang sent notice texts to customers, saying, “An incident occurred in which some of your valuable personal information was exposed,” and explaining, “The information exposed includes your name, email address, shipping address book (the name, phone number, and address you entered), and part of your order information.”

On the day, Coupang CEO Park Dae-jun bowed his head at the rebuke by Rep. Lee Hoon-gi of the Democratic Party of Korea, who said it was “deceiving the public to describe it as exposure rather than a leak,” saying, “I did not think it through.”