South Korean authorities issued the record-breaking fine following a data breach that affected over 30 million customers.
Coupang’s massive data breach has sparked U.S. investor lawsuits against the South Korean government over alleged discrimination.
TechCrunch looks back at the biggest data breaches, disruptive cyberattacks, and damaging hacks of 2025, from the raiding of U.S. government databases to a hack every month in South Korea.