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347 storiesRonaldo says he deserves punishment for leaving Portugal camp, will not retire
Cristiano Ronaldo said he deserves punishment for leaving the Portugal national team camp and that he will not retire from the national team, in a 10-page statement posted on social media. He said responsibility for the departure was entire…
Ronaldo says he left Portugal squad over broken promises, signals return
Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, said he left the Portugal national team during the current window because coach Jorge Jesus broke promises made to him, in a statement posted on his social media on October 6. In the statement he said he has not ended…
Son Heung-min passes Cha Bum-kun with 59th goal, South Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0
Son Heung-min scored his 59th international goal from a free kick in South Korea’s friendly against Uzbekistan at Yongin Mir Stadium, passing Cha Bum-kun’s 58 to become the country’s leading men’s scorer. South Korea won 2-0, with Kyunghyan…
MrMax says breach may have leaked data of up to 1,735,154 members
MrMax Holdings said on October 6 that unauthorized access to servers for its MrMax app and online store may have exposed personal information of up to 1,735,154 members. The company said member IDs, names, email addresses and telephone numb…
Daiwa Securities: vendor breach may have exposed data of 110,000 customers
Daiwa Securities said on Oct 5 that a server at outsourcing vendor Scalar Communications was subject to unauthorized access and that about 220,000 records may have leaked, including names, email addresses and securities account numbers for …
Nikkei says cyberattack sent about 9,000 spoofed emails to sources
Nikkei said on Oct. 4 that a cyberattack on a staff Microsoft 365 account let a third party send about 9,000 emails impersonating employees, including messages sent on Sept. 30 that led to malicious websites. Recipients' email addresses and…
Korea financial regulator orders AI-based defense after hacking wave
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission held an emergency meeting on 4 October after hacking and data leaks were confirmed at seven financial companies, including Shinhan, KB Kookmin, Hana and BNK Busan banks, savings banks Yegaram and …
Brisbane 2032 Games unveil cockatoo-themed Olympic and Paralympic emblems
Brisbane 2032 organisers unveiled the Olympic and Paralympic emblems on the evening of October 5 at an event on the South Bank riverside in Brisbane, Australia. Both designs are built around Australian cockatoos, with the Queensland outline…
LG ends eight-game skid with 6-1 win, pulls level with KIA for third
The LG Twins beat the NC Dinos 6-1 at Seoul's Jamsil Stadium on Oct. 6, ending an eight-game losing streak with three home runs. Third-placed KIA lost to Samsung the same day, leaving LG and KIA level on winning percentage in the race for t…
KT Wiz clinch 2026 KBO regular-season title with 9-0 win over Lotte
KT Wiz clinched the 2026 KBO regular-season title on Oct. 5, beating the Lotte Giants 9-0 at Suwon KT Wiz Park behind Logan Allen's eight scoreless innings and two home runs by Jang Jun-won. At 86-49-5 (.637), KT leads second-place Samsung …
Lionel Messi plays final match for Argentina as nation bids farewell
Lionel Messi played his final match for Argentina on Tuesday, with the team facing Benin, according to The Guardian’s live coverage. Reuters reported that teammates and fans bid an emotional farewell ahead of the finale, and Argentine media…
Son sets South Korea scoring record as Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0
South Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-0 in a friendly at Yongin Mir Stadium on Oct 6. Son Heung-min scored a first-half free kick for his 59th international goal, a record for a Korean men's player, and Oh Se-hun added a second-half header. The win…
Same attacker IP found at seven South Korean financial firms in suspected AI hacks
Financial authorities said the same attacker IP appeared in intrusion cases at seven South Korean companies — Shinhan, KB Kookmin, Hana, BNK Busan Bank, Yegaram and Welcome savings banks and Hyundai Capital — with AI tools suspected in larg…
South Korea's Asian Games football gold overshadowed by military service row
South Korea's under-23 team beat Japan 1-0 in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 3 to win a fourth consecutive Asian Games men's football gold, with Eom Ji-sung scoring. The win was followed by a controversy over players' remarks on the mili…
Broncos lose Surtain, Moss to injuries in 24-14 loss to 49ers
The Denver Broncos lost both starting cornerbacks, Patrick Surtain II and Riley Moss, to first-half injuries in a 24-14 road loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara. Surtain went down with a non-contact right ankle injury and is beli…
White Sox edge Guardians 4-3 in ALDS Game 2, one win from ALCS
The Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 at Progressive Field in Cleveland to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five American League Division Series. Braeden Montgomery's two-run double turned a one-run deficit into a 3-2 lead an…
White Sox beat Guardians 4-3 to take 2-0 ALDS lead
The Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Monday in Cleveland to take a 2-0 lead in their American League Division Series. Braden Montgomery hit a two-run double in a three-run sixth inning and reliever Sean Burke allowed on…
GMO Research & AI says up to 948,498 infoQ members' data breached; site halted
GMO Research & AI said a vulnerability in its survey site infoQ was exploited and personal data for up to 948,498 members was taken out. Points worth about 2.87 million yen were exchanged without members' consent, which the company said it …
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…
Regulator identifies 19 attacker IPs in 12 countries in Korean bank hacking case
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service has identified 19 IP addresses suspected of being used in hacking attacks on financial companies, spread across 12 countries including the United States, Japan and Hong Kong (China). The regulator…