{
  "id": 12480367,
  "title": "President of South Korea believes AI models were used in bank hacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/president-of-south-korea-believes-ai-models-were-used-in-bank-hacks",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T21:50:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6132458-south-korea-ai-bank-hacks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday said he believes AI models were used to hack several commercial banks and called for an investigation into the incidents. Lee said during a cabinet meeting that signs \"emerged of AI being used, causing considerable public concern and anxiety,\" Reuters reported. Hana Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan...",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "South Korea plans to launch a ~$3.5B program to develop a frontier AI model starting as early as March 2027 and will open a competition to select participants (Jie Ye-eun/The Korea Herald)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/south-korea-plans-to-launch-a-3-5b-program-to-develop-a-frontier-ai",
        "published": "2026-10-06T10:00:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Hackers used a Chinese AI tool to breach 7 South Korean banks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/hackers-used-a-chinese-ai-tool-to-breach-7-south-korean-banks",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:50:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "South Korea investigates possible use of AI in hacks on its banks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/south-korea-investigates-possible-use-of-ai-in-hacks-on-its-banks",
        "published": "2026-10-06T12:04:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}