{"slug": "south-korea-financial-sector-hit-by-ai-powered-cyberattacks-targeting-brokerages", "title": "South Korea financial sector hit by AI-powered cyberattacks targeting brokerages and crypto exchange", "summary": "A fresh wave of cyberattacks hit South Korea's financial sector, with Daishin Securities reporting that personal information — including names, email addresses and mobile phone numbers — of 38,490 customers was exposed, according to TechCrunch. Security researchers linked the attacks on Daishin, Mirae Asset Global Investments and crypto exchange Bithumb to a suspected China-based actor using an AI penetration testing tool called Artex, continuing a pattern that began in September.", "body_md": "# South Korea financial sector hit by AI-powered cyberattacks targeting brokerages and crypto exchange\n\nAccording to TechCrunch, South Korea's financial institutions including brokerages Daishin Securities and Mirae Asset Global Investments, and crypto exchange Bithumb, were targeted in a fresh wave of cyberattacks. Daishin reported exposure of personal information for 38,490 customers including names, email addresses, and mobile phone numbers. Security researchers linked the attacks to a suspected China-based actor using an AI penetration testing tool called Artex, continuing a pattern that began in September.\n\n## Topics\n\n## Sources\n\n- Press[Read article](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/south-koreas-financial-industry-hit-by-fresh-wave-of-cyberattacks)\n\n## Go deeper\n\nThis intelligence is sourced automatically from public sources across the web and synthesised by the Prefactor AI pipeline. Stories are reviewed before publication.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/south-korea-financial-sector-hit-by-ai-powered-cyberattacks-targeting-brokerages", "canonical_source": "https://www.getreadyforagents.com/news/south-korea-financial-ai-cyberattacks-october-2026/", "published_at": "2026-10-29 19:10:38+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-29 19:17:46.316333+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Daishin Securities", "Mirae Asset Global Investments", "Bithumb", "Artex", "TechCrunch", "South Korea"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/south-korea-financial-sector-hit-by-ai-powered-cyberattacks-targeting-brokerages", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/south-korea-financial-sector-hit-by-ai-powered-cyberattacks-targeting-brokerages.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/south-korea-financial-sector-hit-by-ai-powered-cyberattacks-targeting-brokerages.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/south-korea-financial-sector-hit-by-ai-powered-cyberattacks-targeting-brokerages.jsonld"}}