Coupang users concerned about possible voice phishing after data breach
When the news broke that over 33 million Coupang customers’ personal information was leaked, including names, addresses, phone numbers and their recent purchase histories — Kim Joo-young, 40, an office worker in Seoul, checked her phone immediately to change her passwords. “It felt like someone could somehow just take everything from me, including my deposits in bank and brokerage accounts without me knowing,” she said. “I thought voice phishing was something I only hear on the news, but the Coupang incident taught me this is no joke and that it could happen to anyone. And that anyone could very well be me.” On Saturday, a day after the leak was reported, she received a text claiming her “recent parcel could not be delivered.” Normally, she would have ignored it. But when the whole country is talking about leaked addresses and purchases, that message suddenly felt like a threat she couldn’t brush off. “I was extremely careful not to click on the link attached by mistake. In the past, I wouldn’t have thought twice about it, but at that moment, I was gripped by fear t
Dec 2, 2025By Lee Kyung-min
