SEOUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) - South Korean e-commerce company

Coupang ( CPNG ) confirmed on ‌Thursday that the personal data of ​an

additional 165,000 users was leaked ‍as a government-led

investigation continued ⁠into ⁠a major data breach announced last

November.

Coupang ( CPNG ) has ‌been under a ​government probe over the leak last

year of personal ⁠data that ‍affected ​more than 33 million

customers.

Coupang ( CPNG ) said on Thursday in a statement it ‍had

identified the additional leak, which involved the contact

details of customers, including names, phone numbers and

addresses.

However, no payment details, ​login ‍information, shared

entrance passwords, emails or order histories were exposed, ​it

said.

The company said it had notified the affected users, in

line with government guidance. The newly identified cases were

not a fresh incident ​but were part of the breach first disclosed

in November, it said.