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South Korean officials are probing whether AI agents were used in recent bank hacks, after President Lee Jae Myung said "signs" suggest AI models were involved

The president said there were signs that such models were used in recent attacks on several banks involving customer data.

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South Korean officials are probing whether AI agents were used in recent bank hacks, after President Lee Jae Myung said "signs" suggest AI models were involved

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New York Times — South Korean officials are probing whether AI agents were used in recent bank hacks, after President Lee Jae Myung said "signs" suggest AI models were involved ↗

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