{
  "id": 11911879,
  "title": "보안점검 위해 개발한 AI ‘아텍스’, 해킹 도구로 악용된 정황",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/ai-11911879",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-04T09:30:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/economy/it/1280877.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
  "account": "Recent cyber security checks have revealed that an AI tool, known as \"Artek스,\" was utilized in a hacking attack on major South Korean banks. Experts, however, are cautioning against interpreting this incident as a result of \"inevitable damage\" from advancements in artificial intelligence. According to reports, the term \"Artek스\" was found on the web server used in a hacking attack targeting leading domestic banks in late last month. Artek스 is an open-source security checking tool based on a large language model (LLM) developed by a global platform on GitHub, which won the \"Agent+\" challenge at a cybersecurity contest sponsored by China's Baidu Security Response Center in August. The \"credential stuffing\" attack, which involved randomly inputting millions of stolen usernames and passwords to gain unauthorized access to accounts and steal personal data, is a common method used in past data breaches involving Korean companies and public institutions. The difference in this incident is the tool used to carry out the attack. Traditionally, hackers would use automated bots to input pre-written commands to gain access to login screens. However, in this case, hackers used an AI tool to automatically search for system vulnerabilities and execute the attack. Experts note that while AI-enabled attacks can be executed much faster and more efficiently, it is premature to say that Artek스 was responsible for the entire attack process. Kim Seung-ju, a professor from Korea University's Institute of International Information Security, stated that it remains unclear which stage of the attack Artek스 was utilized in and what roles humans and AI played. Kim Myung-ju, a professor from Seoul University's Institute of Information Security, emphasized that it is not the use of AI that is the fundamental issue, but rather the inadequate management of vulnerabilities in the bank's subsidiary systems.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hankyoreh",
        "title": "Simultaneous AI hacking of personal information hits the financial sector… “More infiltration attempts may come”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/ai",
        "published": "2026-10-04T00:47:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}