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Hackers Used Chinese AI Tool Artex Used to Hack South Korean Banks

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South Korea's National Police Agency opened a probe Tuesday after attacks hit at least 7 financial firms and exposed data of 68,000 people

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It has been revealed that ‘ARTEX,’ a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) agent suspected of being a core tool for hacking the domestic financial sector, is closely linked with the AI model ‘DeepSeek.’ This indicates that a ‘Chinese hacking ecosystem’ has been established, ranging from AI models to agents.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Kwon Ha-young and Park Soo-hyun = The Chinese-based artificial intelligence (AI) autonomous... identified as having been exploited in recent hacking attacks targeting the domestic financial sector, including Shinhan Bank

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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The hackers used Chinese I.I.A. Artex AI to attack South Korea's largest banks and stole personal data from 68,000 people. This was reported by the South Korean officials to The Wall Street Journal. This was one of the first incursions into the world's financial system by artificial intelligence.

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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