South Korea says AI agents likely hacked its banks

South Korea says AI agents appear to have been used to hack the country's banks

South Korea's president says AI agents appear to have been used to hack the country's banks, according to Reuters. The claim, reported by the news agency, points to a new kind of cyberattack in which autonomous AI tools carry out intrusions. Details of the incidents and the banks involved have not been disclosed.

South Korea says AI agents appear to have been used to hack the country's banks.
  1. tangotaylor

    I’m curious to see their evidence on how they knew it was AI agents and which agents were used.

  2. penskymaterial

    They didn't have this problem when they forced everyone to use Internet Explorer + ActiveX...

  3. WheatMillington

    Doesn't SK have famously, laughably terrible internet security by law?

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