# South Korea's Lee says AI appears to have been used in bank hacks

https://mins.news/en/item/87276

- Reuters, 2026-10-06 02:20 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/south-koreas-lee-says-ai-appears-have-been-used-bank-hacks-2026-10-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac45ad492573c0001e823d9

> South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said some recent hacking incidents targeting banks are believed to have involved AI models, and urged the country to develop cybersecurity methods suited to the AI era.

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