Auction Co.
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Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Online auction |
Founded | April 1998, South Korea |
Headquarters | South Korea |
Parent | eBay |
Auction Co. is an online auction company based in South Korea. It was acquired by eBay on January 8, 2001.
2008 Security Breach[]
In April 2008, the company revealed that their customers' real name, username, resident registration number, address, phone number, email address, bank account number, and purchase and refund log were breached in February.[1][2] Originally, the victims were thought to be 11 million users, but later it was found that all members of Auction, 18 million 630 thousand people's private informations were breached.[2] Users filed a lawsuit against the company,[3] but denied the responsibility of the company.[4]
References[]
- ^ Kim, Yongseok (2008-04-18). "옥션 해킹… 1081만명 정보 샜다" [Auction cracked... 11M people affected]. Donga Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ a b Seo, Sojeong (2010-03-25). "[3보]옥션 회원 782만명 피해 사실 몰라" [8M Auction user unaware of their private information leak]. iNews (in Korean). Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ Lee, Yuji (2008-03-06). "'옥션' 개인정보유출 사건, 집단소송으로 비화" ['Auction' Private information leak, end in a lawshit]. DigitalDaily (in Korean). Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ Lee, Jinkyu (2013-05-06). "[단독] '개인정보 유출' 옥션 피해자들 항소심도 패소…결국 대법원으로" [Auction lawshit loses in appeal court... case goes to Supreme Court]. Asia Today (in Korean). Retrieved 18 December 2014.
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- EBay
- Online auction websites of South Korea
- Internet properties established in 1998
- 1998 establishments in South Korea
- 2001 mergers and acquisitions
- South Korean company stubs
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