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#4 BleepingComputer general October 10, 2026 at 14:16 UTC

ARTEX AI, Claude agents used in cyberattacks on South Korean banks

By Bill Toulas

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Cyberattacks against South Korean banks earlier in October 2026 were attributed to a Chinese threat actor leveraging the ARTEX AI penetration testing suite alongside Claude AI agents. The incident marks one of the first publicly documented cases of commercial AI agent tooling being weaponized in financially targeted intrusions against a nation's banking sector.

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