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title: "South Korean banks were likely hacked by a Chinese-based actor with an AI agent, CrowdStrike says"
date: 2026-10-08
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6ac79215e0ca407f95e5dc7858130ded&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.msn.com%2fen-ca%2fnews%2fother%2fsouth-korean-banks-were-likely-hacked-by-a-chinese-based-actor-with-an-ai-agent-crowdstrike-says%2far-AA2dNJ93&c=8244463588710598003&mkt=en-us
description: "By Kyu-seok Shim and Brenda Goh SEOUL, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The suspect behind recent cyberattacks at South Korean banks was likely a China-based 26-year-old who used a Chinese-developed AI agent and ..."
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# South Korean banks were likely hacked by a Chinese-based actor with an AI agent, CrowdStrike says

By Kyu-seok Shim and Brenda Goh SEOUL, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The suspect behind recent cyberattacks at South Korean banks was likely a China-based 26-year-old who used a Chinese-developed AI agent and ...

*Published: 2026-10-08*