InfoSec News Nuggets 12/03/2025

Personal Information of 33.7 Million Stolen From Coupang South Korea’s Coupang disclosed a five‑month data breach in which attackers accessed names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and order history for about 33.7 million customers. The breach began in late June and was only detected in mid‑November, illustrating how prolonged unauthorized access can go unnoticed before large‑scale exposure is revealed. The company has blocked the access, notified authorities, and is working through the fallout of a…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 09/07/2022

Ireland fines Instagram a record $400 mln over children's data Ireland's data privacy regulator has agreed to levy a record fine of 405 million euros ($402 million) against social network Instagram following an investigation into its handling of children's data, a spokesperson for the watchdog said. Instagram plans to appeal against the fine, a spokesperson for parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) said in an emailed statement. The investigation, which started in 2020, focused on child users between…
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