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51 storiesKorea police open formal probe into AI-linked hacking of financial firms
South Korean police have converted their investigation into a series of AI-linked hacking attacks on financial institutions into a formal probe, assigning a 28-member, four-team dedicated unit. Data leaks have been confirmed at seven financ…
Korea financial regulator orders full security review after bank data leaks
Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won chaired an emergency meeting of the entire financial sector in Seoul on Oct. 4 after customer data leaks spread from major banks to non-bank lenders, saying the possibility of AI-enabled ha…
Regulator identifies 19 attacker IPs in 12 countries in Korean bank hacking case
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service has identified 19 IP addresses suspected of being used in hacking attacks on financial companies, spread across 12 countries including the United States, Japan and Hong Kong (China). The regulator…
Two large Seoul churches show signs of cyberattack; member data feared leaked
An analysis by cyber threat intelligence company Oasis Security found evidence that two large South Korean churches were hit by cyberattacks, with member records, donation and accounting data and internal documents found on an overseas atta…
Same attacker IP found at seven South Korean financial firms in suspected AI hacks
Financial authorities said the same attacker IP appeared in intrusion cases at seven South Korean companies — Shinhan, KB Kookmin, Hana, BNK Busan Bank, Yegaram and Welcome savings banks and Hyundai Capital — with AI tools suspected in larg…
Shinhan, KB Kookmin, Hana and Busan banks report customer data leaks in hacking wave
A wave of hacking attempts on South Korean banks has produced customer data leaks at Shinhan Bank (about 25,000 customers), KB Kookmin Bank (119), Hana Bank (89) and BNK Busan Bank (11 outsourced staff), while Woori and NH Nonghyup banks sa…
Mishustin orders digital ministry to tighten Gosuslugi account protection
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ordered the Digital Development Ministry to strengthen protection of accounts on the Gosuslugi government services portal and to work out additional conditions for logging in or restoring access. Speaking at…
Rostelecom launches TEA NEXT trans-Eurasian fiber-optic line
Rostelecom launched the TEA NEXT trans-Eurasian fiber-optic line at the Digital Solutions – 2026 forum in the presence of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the company and state news agency TASS reported. The line runs from Russia's western…
Korea anti-corruption agency training site hacked; 100,000 users' data leaked
About 100,000 users of South Korea's Integrity and Rights Learning Center, an online integrity-education platform overseen by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, had personal data leaked after the server of the outsourced opera…
Russian PM Mishustin to speak as “Digital Solutions” forum opens in Moscow
The “Цифровые решения” (Digital Solutions) forum opened in Moscow on 6 October, with more than 13,000 people registered, according to RIA Novosti. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will take part, speaking at the main plenary session and tou…
ASOS reports possible client data leak after cyberattack; shares fall
British online clothing retailer ASOS was hit by a hacker attack, with the attackers saying they breached its app and threatening to leak a database. ASOS said personal information, including surnames and contact details, may have been acce…
RTK-DC sets up certification center for trusted IT infrastructure
RTK-DC, described as a full-cycle IT service provider, has created a Certification Center for Trusted IT Infrastructure under Rostelecom's voluntary certification system “Trusted Digital Environment”, according to TASS and technology outlet…
Russian software sales reach almost 3 trln rubles in first half, Mishustin says
Russian software product sales came to almost 3 trillion rubles in the first half of 2026, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at the plenary session of the “Цифровые решения” forum in Moscow. Vedomosti and Interfax put the increase at ab…
Mishustin calls for faster shift to domestic equipment for Russia's 5G networks
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Russia must speed up the transition to domestically made telecommunications equipment to create conditions for 5G networks, speaking at the Digital Solutions forum. He said the shift was needed …
Korean cybersecurity stocks surge after AI-driven hacking of financial firms
Cybersecurity shares listed in Seoul rose sharply on October 6 after a series of hacking attacks on financial institutions that financial authorities said leaked personal data. Yonhap reported that at 09:20 AhnLab was up 12.60% on the KOSDA…
Deputy PM vows stronger punitive sanctions over cyber breaches amid audit criticism
Deputy Prime Minister and Science and ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon told a National Assembly audit on Oct 6 that the government will strengthen punitive economic sanctions over cyber intrusions and that his ministry will lead the response. La…
Max messenger adds polls in channels
The national messenger Max has launched polls in channels, its press service said. Administrators on Android, desktop and web versions can create polls, while iOS users can publish them via the mobile web version, according to iXBT. The fea…
South Korea PM orders swift probe into suspected AI-linked data hack
Prime Minister Han Sung-sook chaired a meeting in Seoul on Oct 6 on personal information leaks at financial and public institutions, calling the situation serious and ordering a swift investigation. Police said they booked the case under th…
AI hacking hits South Korean banks, leaks customer data; PM orders overhaul
Simultaneous hacking attacks hit South Korea's financial sector, with customer information leaked at Shinhan, KB Kookmin, Hana, BNK Busan, Yegaram Savings Bank, Hyundai Capital and Welcome Savings Bank, according to Kyunghyang Shinmun and C…
Student builds AI web service to track Busan shark sightings in real time
A shark nicknamed “부캉이” has drawn large crowds to the waterway at Bukhang waterfront park in Busan, with Newsis reporting about 837,800 visitors since September 19 and 72,000 on October 3 alone. A master's student at Pukyong National Univer…