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South Korea says AI agents hacked its banks

South Korean authorities have concluded that AI agents appear to have been used to carry out cyberattacks on the country's banking system — marking one of the first government-level attributions of an AI-enabled financial hack. The disclosure raises urgent questions about how financial institutions defend against attacks that can probe and adapt faster than human operators.

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

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