19 IP addresses behind recent hacking attacks against Korean financial institutions: watchdog

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has identified 19 IP addresses across 12 countries, including the United States and Japan, that are presumed to have been used in AI agent-backed hacking attacks against Korean financial institutions, industry sources said Tuesday. Shinhan Bank disclosed Thursday that personal information of around 25,000 customers, including names, phone numbers and annual income, had been leaked, following back-to-back breaches at Hana Bank and KB Kookmin Bank last week. President Lee Jae Myung called over the weekend for a thorough investigation into the attacks as local financial firms rushed to check their security systems.

The country's financial watchdog has pinpointed 19 internet protocol IP addresses in the United States, Japan and 10 other countries used for a series of recent hacking attacks against Korean financial institutions, industry sources said Tuesday. Several financial companies, including Hana Bank, KB Kookmin Bank and Shinhan Bank, suffered back-to-back leaks of customer information in recent hacking attacks last week, raising concerns that more firms might have suffered data breaches. According to the sources, the Financial Supervisory Service FSS has shortlisted IP addresses in 12 countries, which are presumed to have been used for the artificial intelligence AI agent-backed hacking. Local financial firms have been in a hurry to check their own security systems to fend off any additional hacking attempts. Over the weekend, President Lee Jae Myung called for a thorough investigation into the attacks. On Thursday, Shinhan Bank said personal information of around 25,000 customers, including their names, phone numbers and annual income, had been leaked. Sources said the bank was attacked