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472 storiesKremlin urges reliance on official statements amid Irkutsk infection rumors
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Rospotrebnadzor is the competent agency on the situation in the Irkutsk region and that people should follow its official statements rather than rumors and speculation. The comments follow the death of a…
Russia quarantines hospital as lab worker’s death puts nearly 200 under observation
A female employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East died last week of pneumonia of unknown cause, Russian authorities said, and a hospital in the town of Shelekhov was placed under quarantine. Officia…
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…
Russian woman at plague research institute dies; cause disputed
A woman in her 20s who worked at a plague control research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region died on October 2. Russian health authorities said on October 4 the cause was “pneumonia of unknown origin,” while speculation of plague infecti…
Korean court suspends market-cap delisting decisions; exchange halts two more exits
Seoul Southern District Court Civil Division 51 granted injunctions on Oct 2 suspending the Korea Exchange's delisting decisions against KOSPI-listed Joo Yeon Tech and KOSDAQ-listed KM Pharma until a main ruling. The court questioned the 45…
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 …
Shinhan Bank data breach victims move toward class action in Seoul
A law firm in Seoul has begun recruiting plaintiffs for a damages class action against Shinhan Bank over a data breach that exposed about 25,000 customers’ personal information on Oct. 1. Shinhan’s chief executive has apologised and promise…
Goldman Sachs warns Samsung volatility may spike on Oct. 8 events
Goldman Sachs said Samsung Electronics shares could swing sharply on October 8, when preliminary third-quarter results fall on the same day as semiconductor ETF rebalancing, options expiry and the end of a share buyback. The bank cut its th…
Hong Kong stocks open higher; Hang Seng up 1%, Alibaba gains about 2.9%
Hong Kong shares opened higher on 6 October, with the Hang Seng Index up 1% and the Hang Seng Tech Index up 1.02%, according to CLS, Yicai and 36Kr. Alibaba rose about 2.9% at the open, while Baidu and Meituan gained nearly 2%, 36Kr reporte…
Korea police open formal probe into AI-linked hacking of financial firms
South Korean police have converted their investigation into a series of AI-linked hacking attacks on financial institutions into a formal probe, assigning a 28-member, four-team dedicated unit. Data leaks have been confirmed at seven financ…
Korea financial regulator orders full security review after bank data leaks
Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won chaired an emergency meeting of the entire financial sector in Seoul on Oct. 4 after customer data leaks spread from major banks to non-bank lenders, saying the possibility of AI-enabled ha…
KFF poll finds Medicare for All support at 66% in US, highest since 2016
A KFF poll published Tuesday found 66 percent of U.S. adults support Medicare for All, the highest level since 2016, with 32 percent saying they strongly favor a single government health plan. Support was up about 13 points from 2020, but t…
Russian anti-plague lab researcher dies; US and EU say they are monitoring
A 28-year-old female researcher at the Irkutsk anti-plague research institute in Shelekhov, Russia, died after being diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown cause, the state agency Rospotrebnadzor said. About 200 people who may have had contact…
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 …
Nikkei average recovers 70,000 level for first time in about three months
Tokyo's Nikkei average rose above 70,000 during trading on 5 October, the first time in about three months, as buying concentrated on semiconductor and AI-related shares. Nikkei reported the morning close at 70,037.61, up 1,728.15 points or…
Activision, Infinity Ward release DMZ trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Activision and Infinity Ward have released a new story trailer for the DMZ extraction mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, according to Russian games outlets. StopGame reported the mode continues the campaign plot, in which North Korean …
China's central bank raises gold reserves for 23rd straight month
China's gold reserves stood at 77.47 million ounces, or about 2,409.59 tonnes, at the end of September, up 740,000 ounces (about 23.02 tonnes) from 76.73 million ounces (about 2,386.57 tonnes) a month earlier, according to figures carried b…
Line Games adds character Kai to Genesis Mobile, free for all players who log in
Line Games added a new character, Kai, to its mobile SRPG Genesis Mobile in an October 6 update; the game is developed by Meerkat Games. Kai is the game's first two-in-one character and is given free to every player who logs in. Events for …
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…
Euro falls to 17-month low against dollar on French fiscal concerns
The euro dropped to a 17-month low against the U.S. dollar, touching $1.1161 on Monday, its weakest since May 2025, as concerns over France's public finances and a sharp selloff in French government bonds drove investors toward the greenbac…