Non-major hacking 8.2 million pieces of personal information with AI…"Artificial intelligence lowers the threshold for cyber terrorism"

A group of individuals has been caught by the Seoul Police Cyber Investigation Division for hacking into the systems of around 90 domestic companies, including academies, hospitals, golf courses, universities, and large corporations, and stealing over 8.2 million pieces of personal information. The group, led by a 32-year-old man who is not a specialist in information technology, used generative artificial intelligence to carry out the hacking and demanded a total of 360 million won from 38 of the companies.

The police have arrested the leader and are investigating six accomplices, and have revealed that some of the stolen personal information was used to threaten companies into paying.