AI tools suspected in Korea’s Shinhan Bank hack, Yonhap Says

Advanced artificial intelligence tools may have been used in a cyberattack on South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Co. that exposed information on about 25,000 customers, Yonhap News reported, highlighting the risk of automated hacking against financial institutions.

Attackers probably used sophisticated AI agents to probe for vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access to a service used by loan recruiters, Yonhap said, citing cybersecurity experts.

Shinhan Bank, a unit of Shinhan Financial Group Co., said Thursday that an unauthorized external party accessed certain services and obtained customer information. The lender is investigating the cause, scope and potential impact with authorities and outside cybersecurity experts.