Marketplace Morning Report
Marketplace Morning Report

The data breach that hit two-thirds of a country

December 29, 2025

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5 min read

🎙️ The Voices & The Context

  • The Format: This fast-paced news bulletin format delivers global business updates through crisp host-led interviews, centering on cybersecurity threats amid economic headlines, with an urgent and analytical tone that underscores real-world disruptions.
  • The Format: A news report featuring host interviews.
  • The Key Players:
    • Gideon Long (Host): BBC World Service anchor steering the broadcast with smooth transitions between stories.
    • Archina Shukler (BBC Correspondent): Provides expert breakdown on the South Korean hack, highlighting scale and corporate response.
    • Joe Tidy (BBC Cyber Correspondent): Offers insightful analysis on global hack trends, blending data with vivid real-life impacts.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 `(01:01)` **South Korea's Coupang Data Breach Compensation**
  • 2 `(03:06)` **Market Updates: Copper Prices and Apple in India**
  • 3 `(03:29)` **Global Corporate Cyber Hacks in 2025**
  • 4 `(06:40)` **Rare 900-Year-Old Scottish Silver Coin Discovery**
  • 5 `(07:28)` **Episode Close from UK**

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Show Notes

From the BBC World Service: The South Korean e-commerce company Coupang has announced a compensation deal worth $1.18 billion for customers after a massive hack that affected two-thirds of the country's population. Coupang is often called “South Korea's Amazon,” and nearly 33 million accounts were exposed. Plus, following the major hack that hit production facilities for Jaguar Land Rover, we look back at this year in cyberattacks. Also: the earliest-known coin minted in Scotland.

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