ARTEX AI agent goes closed-source after being linked to South Korean bank hacks
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The open-source penetration testing tool was allegedly weaponized against at least seven South Korean financial firms, compromising data on roughly 68,000 people. An open-source AI agent designed for penetration testing has been pulled from public access after cybersecurity researchers linked it to a string of cyberattacks on South Korean banks. The tool’s Chinese developer made ARTEX closed-source on October 8, 2026, the same day its GitHub page was taken down. The attacks, which struck between late September and early October 2026, breached internal systems at between seven and nine South Korean financial firms.
Source: Crypto Briefing
