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"I Never Used It": Wave of Unauthorized Charges for '299,000 Won' via ChatGPT Recently, there has been a series of unauthorized charges of 299,000 won linked to the AI service ChatGPT. SBS Jun 11, 2026 10:11 PM

Second South Korean Ship Escapes Strait of Hormuz; Foreign Charterer Led Negotiations A South Korean vessel that had been stranded in the Strait of Hormuz successfully exited the area yesterday . SBS Jun 11, 2026 9:04 PM

Coupang Hit With Record-High Fine: Will It Reignite 'Korea-U.S. Tensions'? Coupang has been hit with the largest fine in history following a massive personal data breach. SBS Jun 11, 2026 9:01 PM

Number of Employed People Sees 'First Decline' Since Martial Law; 'AI Employees' Infiltrate Job Market Dark clouds are gathering over the job market. Last month, the number of employed people aged 15 and older fell by 40,000 compared to a year ago. SBS Jun 11, 2026 8:52 PM

Seoul Apartment Jeonse Prices See Largest Jump in 10 Years and 8 Months... "Continued Rise Expected" As the shortage of *jeonse* (long-term lump-sum deposit rental) homes in Seoul intensifies by the day, the weekly growth rate of apartment *jeonse* prices in the city has hit its highest level in 10 years and 8 months. SBS Jun 11, 2026 8:49 PM

Coupang Fined Record 620 Billion Won Over Massive Data Breach Involving Non-Members Coupang has been hit with a record-breaking fine of over 600 billion won following a massive personal data breach. SBS Jun 11, 2026 8:45 PM

Coupang Illegally Collected Online Activity Data of 11.17 Million Users; 'Ad Hijacking' Persists A new investigation has revealed that Coupang illegally collected the online activity records of over 11 million members. SBS Jun 11, 2026 8:36 PM

Coupang Fined Record-Breaking 625 Billion Won: Why the Penalty Soared The Personal Information Protection Commission has imposed a total fine of nearly 625 billion won on Coupang and its logistics subsidiary, Coupang Fulfillment Services, marking the largest penalty in history. SBS Jun 11, 2026 5:07 PM

Government Urges Exporters to Convert Proceeds and Repatriate Overseas Funds Amid High Exchange Rates Heo Jang, Second Vice Minister of Economy and Finance, and Moon Shin-hak, Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, held a meeting with major export companies at the Government Complex Seoul today to review the current status of foreign exchange transactions and urged joint public-private efforts to mitigate exchange rate volatility, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. SBS Jun 11, 2026 4:58 PM

Labor Minister Expresses "Heavy Responsibility" Over Decline in Employed Persons, Vows Active Response "I have issued an emergency directive to closely monitor the employment situation by region." Minister Kim explained, "Since the outbreak of the Middle East war, the government has held weekly emergency employment and labor situation inspection meetings. SBS Jun 11, 2026 4:58 PM