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Fears Over AI Hacking Become Reality... Gov't and Businesses Scramble for Defense Strategies As signs of AI-based penetration tools being utilized in financial sector data leaks came to light, last week saw continued moves by the government and corporations to strengthen security responses. SBS Oct 18, 2026 10:26 AM

An Se-young Reaches Denmark Open Final With 98.4% Win Rate, Sets Up Clash Against Yamaguchi In the women's singles semifinals of the Badminton World Federation World Tour Super 750 Denmark Open held in Odense, Denmark, An easily defeated Nozomi Okuhara of Japan (ranked 11th in the world) 2-0 in just 36 minutes. SBS Oct 18, 2026 10:09 AM

Domestic Manufacturers Expect Sluggish Business Trends to Persist in Fourth Quarter The Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade announced that the Business Survey Index for the fourth quarter stood at 97, remaining at the same level as the previous quarter, based on a survey of 1,500 manufacturing companies conducted from September 7 to 18. SBS Oct 18, 2026 10:08 AM

Oh Se-hoon: "Government and Ruling Party Must Acknowledge Real Estate Policy Failures and Correct Course" Instead, the president and the Democratic Party are busy shifting the blame for the current housing supply cliff onto the incumbent mayor and evading responsibility." He then introduced the white paper titled "Evaluation and Reflection on 20 Years of Seoul's Housing Supply Policy" released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on October 16, evaluating it as "a remorseful confession in which Seoul city officials themselves looked back on the past and exposed the scars left by misguided policies just as they were." Based on the contents of the white paper, Mayor Oh focused his criticism on the urban maintenance policies implemented during the tenure of the late former Mayor Park Won-soon. SBS Oct 18, 2026 10:03 AM

"No Kings": Americans Take to the Streets, Urging "Judge Trump Through the Ballot" On Saturday, the 17th local time, 'No Kings' protests took place across the United States in opposition to the unilateral actions of the Donald Trump administration. SBS Oct 18, 2026 9:57 AM

Anthropic Co-Founder Predicts US GDP to Surge 50% in 4 Years Through AI A co-founder of Anthropic has projected that sustained advancements in artificial intelligence technology could boost the U.S. SBS Oct 18, 2026 9:51 AM

Seoul General Apartment Supply Nears Triple Last Year's Volume, But "Still Not Enough" According to real estate platform Zigbang, which analyzed private and public housing supply plans as of the end of September, general housing supply in Seoul this year totals 10,887 households. SBS Oct 18, 2026 9:48 AM

Shinhan Bank Cuts Mid-Rate Loan Rates for Mid- to Low-Credit Borrowers by Additional 0.3 Percentage Points This rate cut targets mid- to low-credit customers who fall within the bottom 50 percent of external credit ratings . SBS Oct 18, 2026 9:43 AM

Govt to Release Roadmap for 'Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value' Within Year The adoption of a job-based wage system is considered a key task for establishing the principle in the field, and the ministry plans to discuss ways to overhaul the wage structure by actively reflecting the opinions of labor and management. SBS Oct 18, 2026 9:38 AM

Decoupling Deepens: Gangnam Stabilizes While Other Regions Surge One Year After Land Transaction Permit Expansion An unusual trend has recently been detected even in previously less-attention areas, as housing prices in preferred locations surge steeply centered around the "semiconductor belt" in southern Gyeonggi Province, accompanied by a shortage of lease and jeonse (lump-sum housing deposit) listings. SBS Oct 18, 2026 9:05 AM