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Following GPT, Anthropic's Claude Hacks External Organizations: 'AI Security Risks' Become Reality Anthropic announced on the 30th local time that, following a comprehensive investigation of 141,006 of its cybersecurity evaluation records, it confirmed cases where Claude unauthorizedly accessed the systems of three external organizations. SBS Jul 31, 2026 1:57 PM

Court Maintains Travel Ban on Morse Tan Over Defamation Charges Against President Lee Liberty University professor Korean-American Morse Tan (Korean name: Dan Hyun-myung), a former professor at U.S. SBS Jul 31, 2026 1:46 PM

Yen-Dollar Exchange Rate Plummets Amid Apparent Simultaneous Market Intervention by U.S., Japanese Authorities Dollar and Japanese Yen The governments of Japan and the United States are known to have simultaneously stepped into the foreign exchange market to curb the weak yen. SBS Jul 31, 2026 1:43 PM

Encryption Keys Also Leaked in Personal Data Breach: MSS Strengthens Security for 'Modoo Startup' Platform A total of 39 domestic IPs were identified as having made abnormal access attempts to the API (Application Programming Interface) of the "Modoo Startup" platform, where the personal information and startup ideas of 5,000 project successful applicants were leaked. SBS Jul 31, 2026 1:32 PM

North Korea's Economy Grows 3.5%; 3rd Consecutive Year of 3% Growth Driven by Expanded N.K.-Russia Cooperation North Korea's economy grew in the 3% range for the third consecutive year last year, bolstered by expanded economic cooperation between North Korea and Russia, increased trade with China, and state policy projects. SBS Jul 31, 2026 1:28 PM

'Chungju Man' Kim Sun-tae's Debut as Solo Terrestrial MC Falls Through... "Decided to Step Down Voluntarily, Lacked Competence" Broadcaster Kim Sun-tae has announced his voluntary departure from a program, taking responsibility for the controversy surrounding the girl group RESCENE and their use of the expression "museopno." This comes just a day after he apologized for the controversy that erupted on the 29th.ING Kim uploaded a video to his YouTube channel on the 31st, saying, "I suppose I had a bit of ambition. SBS Entertainment News Jul 31, 2026 1:27 PM

Man in 60s Dies on Hiking Trail at Mount Mani, Ganghwa Island; Autopsy Requested According to the Incheon Ganghwa Police Station and other sources, a report was filed with emergency services at 119 at 11:05 a.m. SBS Jul 31, 2026 1:26 PM

Q2 Foreign Exchange Transactions Hit Record High Amid Rising Foreign Securities Investment and Exchange Rate Volatility According to the "Foreign Exchange Transactions by Foreign Exchange Banks in the Second Quarter" released by the Bank of Korea today, the average daily foreign exchange transaction volume (including spot and derivative transactions) during this period was tallied at $121.44 billion. SBS Jul 31, 2026 1:24 PM

How Rookie Seo Su-min Landed the Lead Role in 'Agent Kim Reactivated' Out of 200 Candidates Behind the soaring success of the SBS Friday-Saturday drama "Agent Kim Reactivated," which surpassed 20 percent in viewership ratings and came to a spectacular close, was a passionate paternal narrative at its core. SBS Star Jul 31, 2026 1:21 PM

Consumer Dispute Mediation Committee: Coupang Must Pay 100,000 Won to Data Breach Victims This marks the first time Coupang's liability for damages regarding a personal information leak has been recognized. SBS Jul 31, 2026 1:18 PM