Chinese-speaking hacker possibly linked to AI-driven attacks on S. Korean banks: report
U.S. cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said an unidentified hacker believed to be a Chinese speaker used artificial intelligence (AI)-powered hacking tools to breach multiple Korean financial institutions and steal data. In a report released Wednesday (U.S. time), CrowdStrike said the attacker used ARTEX, an open-source AI-powered penetration-testing tool developed in China, alongside large language…
A Chinese-speaking hacker may have orchestrated cyberattacks on several South Korean banks using AI-driven tools, according to a report by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The attacker, believed to be fluent in Chinese, employed ARTEX, an open-source AI-powered penetration-testing tool developed in China, combined with large language models (LLMs) to carry out the attacks between late September and early October.
The breaches affected major financial institutions, including Hana Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, and Shinhan Bank, targeting systems such as loan inquiry services used by financial brokers and employees' mobile work-support systems. CrowdStrike's assessment, while not attributing the attacks to a specific adversary, suggests the threat actor is financially motivated with moderate confidence.
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