AI
Chinese Hacker Used AI Tools to Breach South Korean Financial Firms
CrowdStrike reports a Chinese-speaking threat actor used ARTEX and Claude to compromise data at South Korean banks.
ARTEX
Everything Threat Times has reported about ARTEX: 3 stories, newest first. Part of our AI coverage.
Vulnerabilities
ARTEX Creator Closes Source After Tool Linked to South Korean Bank Hacks
The Chinese developer of the ARTEX AI agent has converted the project to closed-source following reports that threat actors used it to attack South Korean financial institutions.
Cyber Attacks
Threat Actors Use ARTEX AI Pentesting Tool in South Korean Financial Data Theft
CrowdStrike reports that attackers weaponized the ARTEX AI penetration testing tool to steal data from South Korean financial firms in late 2026.