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2026-10-08 · DW

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

The South Korean government has demanded a comprehensive overhaul of safeguards against hackers after seven of the nation's major financial institutions' cyber defenses were breached last week and the private data of thousands of customers was leaked. The data breaches go beyond the financial sector, with two of the largest churches in the country and Korea Electric Power Corp. on Wednesday confirming that their online systems had been illegally accessed, although it is not clear whether the same perpetrator was responsible for all the attacks. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Han Seong-sook called for measures to be taken swiftly to halt any further leaks.

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