Korean police are seeking FBI help to obtain account and access-log data, since the 26-year-old in China named as the attacker may not be the one. The man denies any role, saying his phone number was stolen.
Reality
- Evidence50
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap−10
- Incentives
- Insufficient
- Confidence55
Lexus Korea launched the eighth-generation ES on Oct. 13 with its first electric version, the ES 350e, starting at 71.6 million won. It priced the 350e Premium 1.3 million won under the matching hybrid, Seoul Economic Daily reported.
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- Evidence62
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+8
- Incentives55
- Confidence66
South Korea's won rose for a fifth straight session to 1,338.5 per dollar on Oct. 8 even as foreigners sold about 2 trillion won of Korean shares. Seoul Economic Daily credits exporters converting chip-export dollars, so the rally holds only as long as that selling outweighs a firmer greenback.
Reality
- Evidence70
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+10
- Incentives
- Insufficient
- Confidence65
South Korea's financial regulator gave lenders until Thursday to check every internet-facing system after hackers breached at least seven banks. Attackers entered through tools built for loan recruiters and staff, so the repair falls on how much credit data banks let outsiders see.
Reality
- Evidence60
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+20
- Incentives
- Insufficient
- Confidence55
Ten lawmakers want the FIU to file its own criminal complaints against unregistered crypto operators. Police had dropped 23 of 25 referrals, mostly because the targets sat overseas.
Reality
- Evidence60
- Adoption24
- Hype gap+28
- Incentives52
- Confidence64