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Yonhap

South Korean news agency cited by both publishers as the source of the 23-of-25 shelved referral statistic.

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  • en.yna.co.kr
  • Yonhap News
  • Yonhap News Agency

Current stories

investConfirmed2 publishers

Won strengthens for a fifth session as exporters sell dollars into a firmer greenback

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
investOne report1 publisher

Hackers took data on 25,000 Shinhan customers through a site built for loan recruiters

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