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33 noticiasUAE ranks first globally in citizen satisfaction with government digital services
The UAE ranked first globally in citizen satisfaction with government digital services, with 89% of respondents rating them highly, according to Boston Consulting Group’s 2026 Digital Government Citizen Survey Report. The survey, conducted …
Yoido Full Gospel Church says data of 850,000 members may have leaked in cyberattack
Yoido Full Gospel Church, South Korea's largest church, said data on about 850,000 members — names and dates of birth — may have been exposed after a cyberattack on its information system. The church said it was notified by the Korea Intern…
Two large Seoul churches show signs of cyberattack; member data feared leaked
An analysis by cyber threat intelligence company Oasis Security found evidence that two large South Korean churches were hit by cyberattacks, with member records, donation and accounting data and internal documents found on an overseas atta…
Thailand flood death toll reaches 60; Bangkok and 27 provinces affected
Thailand's Interior Ministry disaster agency said on Oct 7 that flooding has killed 60 people and affected more than 1.48 million households, or 4.19 million people. The country has seen repeated heavy rain and widespread flooding since Sep…
One worker injured in rock collapse at Vostochny mine in Russia's Primorye
A rock collapse at the Vostochny mine in Primorsky Krai injured one worker and caused no deaths. Twenty-two people were in the shaft at the time; rescuers brought the injured miner to the surface, and TASS reported the workers left the shaf…
Citizen Watch says data of about 100,000 people may have leaked in contractor breach
Citizen Watch said on Oct 6 that personal information on about 100,000 people may have leaked after unauthorized access to a server run by an outside contractor. The access was to a server of Tokyo-based Scala Communications between the nig…
Asahi Kasei drug unit says cyberattack may have leaked data on up to 558,700 people
Asahi Kasei Therapeutics, the pharmaceutical subsidiary of Asahi Kasei, said a website it runs for medical professionals was hit by a cyberattack and that personal information on up to about 558,700 people may have leaked. Sankei Shimbun re…
SUV falls into Daegu reservoir; one occupant found dead, police check for others
An SUV fell into the Naegwanji reservoir in Daeheung-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu at about 04:17 on 7 October. Rescue teams found the vehicle and recovered the body of a woman believed to be in her 50s at about 08:22; she was already dead. Polic…
LG Uplus to run mobile 'visiting stores' for island and mountain areas
LG Uplus said it will operate a converted Hyundai Solati vehicle as a "visiting store" to bring telecom consultations and digital education to island, mountain and other areas without fixed outlets. One vehicle each is to be placed in the Y…
Guangxi ship flash explosion in Guigang kills 1, two missing
A moored engineering vessel on the Yujiang River in Guigang, Guangxi, suffered a flash explosion during painting work at about 17:15 on 6 October, killing one person and leaving two missing, with two more lightly injured. The Gangnan Distri…
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake felt in Kamchatka; no tsunami threat declared
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in Avacha Bay off the southeastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, according to the Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as reported by Inte…
Osaka apartment fire kills one man, second resident hospitalised
A fire broke out around 18:15 on 6 October in a three-storey building in Nakamoto, Higashinari Ward, Osaka City, burning about 20 square metres of a first-floor room. One man died and a second man, a resident of the second floor, was taken …
NHN Data adds account-protection features to Instagram DM tool SocialBiz
NHN Data said it expanded account-protection features in SocialBiz, its Instagram direct-message automation marketing tool, as user concerns grow over Instagram account and content restrictions. The additions include an hourly DM sending ca…
Russia's Gosuslugi portal to add red and green anti-fraud buttons
TASS reported that Russia's Gosuslugi portal will get red and green buttons against fraud. iXBT said the red button will alert banks, telecom operators and law enforcement via the GIS Antifraud system, which can then suspend transfers or re…
SUV hits tree and streetlight in Gwangju, driver in his 30s dies
A man in his 30s died after the SUV he was driving crashed on a road in Maewol-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, at around midnight on 7 October. The vehicle first struck the kerb of a pavement, then hit a street tree and a streetlight in succession b…
Cyberattack on Arizona courts stole data of 1.3 million people
A cyberattack on Arizona’s court system copied personal information belonging to 1.3 million people, the Arizona Supreme Court said, and is believed to have begun when a court employee clicked a malicious link in an email. Attackers also to…
2-year-old boy dies after being hit by car in Kamakura city-owned parking lot
A 2-year-old boy died after being hit by a car in a city-owned parking lot in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on the morning of Oct 6, police said. The vehicle was starting to move when it struck the boy, according to the Kamakura police sta…
Welcome Savings Bank intrusion ran nearly 120 hours, detected five days later
Welcome Savings Bank was breached for about five days before it detected the intrusion, according to data the Financial Supervisory Service submitted to lawmaker Han Chang-min's office. The bank reported that the attack began on Sept. 27 an…
Owner in 60s dies after being caught in machine at Sunchang mill
A mill owner in his 60s died after being caught in a separator machine while grinding red peppers at a mill in Bokheung-myeon, Sunchang County, North Jeolla Province, police said. Police received the report at about 15:30 on October 6; the …
Citizen Watch says about 100,000 people’s data may have leaked in breach
Citizen Watch said on Oct. 6 that unauthorized access to a contractor’s server may have leaked about 100,000 people’s personal information. The server handled customer inquiries made through the internet, the company said. The government’s …