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

Summary

A Chinese-speaking hacker used the ARTEX AI penetration testing suite and Claude agents in cyberattacks on South Korean banks, including Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank and Hana Bank, exposing client personal data and credit card information and causing system outages in some cases. CrowdStrike confirmed the use of ARTEX AI, an open-source agentic penetration testing suite developed in China, and reported that its developer has since made the project closed-source and discontinued updates.

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