Korean banks hacked with AI tool, CrowdStrike says

Robyn, anchorHackers broke into several South Korean banks, taking data on tens of thousands of customers.

Robyn, anchorThat's according to the banks and Korean media.

Robyn, reporterCrowdStrike, a US cybersecurity company, says the attacker used ARTEX, a free AI tool from China.

Robyn, anchorRobyn, what does a free AI tool do in a break-in?

Robyn, correspondentSorry, you're breaking up... ah, there you are. CrowdStrike says ARTEX hunts for security holes on its own, mainly with the Chinese lab DeepSeek's AI model. The attackers got in through side doors, like a loan-broker portal.

Robyn, anchorAnd the attacker, Robyn: do we know who it is?

Robyn, correspondentNot yet. CrowdStrike names no group. In the attacker's exposed logs, it found Claude being asked where Korean bank data is sold, though not that Claude did the break-ins. Police are checking: one person, or a group.

Robyn, anchorRobyn, thank you. And sorry about the line, again.