President Lee Jae Myung says AI appears to have been used in hacks on South Korean banks that leaked data on at least 25,000 Shinhan customers. If his claim that AI removes the need for specialized skills holds up, banks should plan for many more attackers.
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Korea's financial watchdog tells firms to police request patterns after flagging 30 suspected AI-attack IPs
Korea's Financial Supervisory Service told financial firms that blocking the 30 IP addresses tied to suspected AI-agent attacks will not be enough. Attackers can swap addresses through proxies, so the regulator wants firms to judge how requests behave.
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President Lee Jae-myung ordered a full probe of hacks that exposed data at four Korean banks, including about 25,000 Shinhan Bank customers. The response runs through every financial industry association before the probe has shown whether the banks share a weak point.
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AI-linked hackers reached Korean bank customer data through staff and broker tools
Korea's Financial Services Commission ordered a sector-wide security review after suspected AI-agent hackers hit the country's five largest banks. The three biggest leaks ran through employee, sales and broker tools, so the review's cost lands on systems customers never see.
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South Korea cut October Treasury bond issuance by 5 trillion won and plans 3.5 trillion won of buybacks as US 10-year yields hit their highest since 2002. Both steps manage supply, so the level of won yields still depends on what US Treasuries do next.
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