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"The Culprit Is a Serving Police Officer"... 'Horrific Crimes' Dating Back Even Before Appointment The suspect who produced and distributed hundreds of AI-utilizing sexually exploitative materials turned out to be a serving police officer in his 20s. SBS Oct 4, 2026 11:48 PM

How Did 'The Assassin(s)' Bullet Merchandise Come to Be? Looking at the Apology Following historical distortion controversies surrounding the film The Assassin, merchandise distributed to audience members has now sparked a backlash. SBS Oct 4, 2026 11:45 PM

Brutal Street Brawl Erupts Late at Night in Pyeongtaek A park in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, turned into chaos last night . Foreign nationals engaged in a group brawl using wooden sticks and steel pipes. SBS Oct 4, 2026 11:39 PM

Fire at Pear Storage Facility in Jeonju Extinguished After About 3 Hours today . Responding to the report, fire authorities mobilized 18 fire engines and 43 personnel, completely extinguishing the fire in about 3 hours. SBS Oct 4, 2026 10:23 PM

With Nowhere to Go, 50,000 Tons of Capital Region Waste Sent to Incheon Direct landfilling of household waste has been legally banned in the capital region starting this year. SBS Oct 4, 2026 9:11 PM

Grand Parade of 4,000 Citizens... Reenactment of the 31.8 km King Jeongjo Royal Tomb Procession A journey of filial piety toward the tomb of Crown Prince Sado, his father. A 31.8 km reenactment from Gyeongbokgung Palace to Hwaseong: The King Jeongjo Royal Tomb Procession. SBS Oct 4, 2026 9:09 PM

Closing This concludes the 8 O'Clock News for this Sunday. Thank you for watching. Pleas… SBS Oct 4, 2026 9:09 PM

7-Year Prison Term Upheld for Operator of Illegal 'Affair Surveillance' Spyware App Generating 3.4 Billion Won The Supreme Court's Second Division (Presiding Justice Oh Kyung-mi) recently finalized the lower court's ruling sentencing operator A, who was indicted on charges including violations of the Protection of Communications Secrets Act and the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, to seven years in prison, five years of suspended qualification, and an additional collection of 1.97 billion won. SBS Oct 4, 2026 9:04 PM

Preview: SBS 8 News (October 4) Tonight's SBS 8 News features the following reports: ▶ "Seven Financial Institutions Affected" by Suspected AI-Powered Hacking.. SBS Oct 4, 2026 7:52 PM

Megabox Disposes of Entire Stock of Bullet-Hole Movie Tickets Amid Backlash Megabox has issued an apology over the controversy surrounding the bullet-hole ticket for the movie The Assassin and decided to discard all remaining tickets. SBS Oct 4, 2026 6:23 PM