ReportedUpdated 3 Nov 2026
South Korea bank hacks
What happened
The suspect behind recent cyberattacks at South Korean banks was likely a China-based 26-year-old who used a Chinese-developed AI agent and Anthropic's Claude Code, US cybersecurity company CrowdStrike said.
Reported impact
An affected population has not been established in the accepted evidence.
- Attributed actor
- China-based 26-year-old
Source evidence
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Reuters01South Korean banks were likely hacked by a China-based actor with an AI agent, CrowdStrike says | Reuters
Published 8 Oct 2026Retrieved 3 Nov 2026
At least nine South Korean banks have disclosed or have been reported by local media as having been targeted by cyberattacks since late September, prompting South Korean police to launch a probe this week and President Lee Jae Myung [to call for](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korean-president-orders-probe-into-data-leaks-across-financial-industry-2026-10-04/) robust response measures.
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The suspect behind recent cyberattacks at South Korean banks was likely a China-based 26-year-old who used a Chinese-developed AI agent and Anthropic's Claude Code, US cybersecurity company CrowdStrike said.
Attributed reporting
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