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Preview of Today's SBS News Hunters (October 27) Today on SBS News Hunters: ▶ Issue PPACK - iPhone Duo Flaw Controversy..Cracks Spreading Across Screens? ▶ Why the Incident 1. SBS Oct 27, 2026 6:43 PM

Pine Wilt Disease Cases Up 36% in Gyeonggi Province… "Climate Change Extends Vector Activity" During a press briefing on the "Gyeonggi Province Pine Wilt Disease Emergency Response Plan and Designation of Special Control Zones" held today , Gyeonggi Province announced that dead trees affected by the disease totaled 116,655 as of early this month. SBS Oct 27, 2026 6:16 PM

Why the Supreme Court Overturned a License Revocation Verdict Despite Drunk Driving Levels In December 2023, a truck was found stopped with its engine running in the middle of a road in Sejong City. SBS Oct 27, 2026 6:03 PM

Body Found in Residential Area Garbage Pile Wrapped in Plastic and Newspapers Police have launched an investigation after a body of a man was found this morning around 11:00 AM near an alley where garbage is collected in a residential area in Guro-gu, Seoul. SBS Oct 27, 2026 5:49 PM

Fubao's Younger Sister, Shubao, Already 60 Times Heavier? Explosive Growth Amazes Zookeepers Everland's youngest panda family member, "Shubao," will be unveiled to the general public starting on the 30th. SBS Oct 27, 2026 5:42 PM

Guryong Village Shrouded in Thick Black Smoke... Gangnam-gu Advises Residents to Close Windows and Detour Vehicles Thick black smoke is soaring into the sky. A fire broke out in Guryong Village, Gaepo-dong, often called the last shantytown in Seoul's Gangnam area, generating massive amounts of smoke and blocking access roads. SBS Oct 27, 2026 5:40 PM

Ex-Samsung VP Ahn Seung-ho Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison in Appeal Trial over Trade Secret Leaks patent infringement lawsuit. The 3rd Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Lee Seung-han) sentenced Ahn to three years in prison, the same as the first instance, on charges including the leakage of trade secrets under the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act. SBS Oct 27, 2026 5:38 PM

More Than Just a Side Hustle? What It's Really Like to Be a Homesharing Host More than 10 million foreign tourists visited South Korea in the first half of this year alone. SBS Oct 27, 2026 5:35 PM

Attempted Murder and Kidnapping of 1 Million-Subscriber YouTuber Results in Major Sentence Reduction on Appeal: Why? The appellate court has significantly reduced the prison sentences for a group of individuals who attempted to kidnap and murder a famous YouTuber. SBS Oct 27, 2026 5:14 PM

Looking Closely, Then Donating 600,000 Won... Why Strangers Paid for Others' Meals On October 15, an anonymous customer paid the 600,000 won meal bill for 27 people, including welfare center users, at a barbecue restaurant in Incheon before quietly disappearing. SBS Oct 27, 2026 5:11 PM