Seoul says AI helped hack its banks [Oct 6 2026]
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung told a cabinet meeting that "there are signs that artificial intelligence was used in some hacking attacks" on the country's financial sector. The Financial Services Commission says more than 68,000 people have been affected, more than seven financial institutions have reported customer data breaches in the past week, and police have opened an investigation at the president's urging. A government official told AFP it was "highly likely" that Artex AI, an open-source security testing tool, was used. The Wikimedia Foundation published an account of…
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