# South Korea warns of AI-aided hacking after bank data breaches

https://mins.news/en/item/91343

- DW, 2026-10-08 12:17 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/s-korea-warns-of-ai-aided-hacking-after-bank-data-breaches/a-79592922?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> South Korea has called for a comprehensive overhaul of cyber safeguards after seven major financial institutions were breached last week and thousands of customers’ personal data was leaked. Officials say the attacks reportedly used AI and warn similar methods could spread to other industries and government agencies. Investigators have not established whether one perpetrator was behind all the breaches.

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