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South Korea says AI agents appear to have been used to hack the country's banks

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Hacker News

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Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/south-koreas-lee-says-ai-appears-have-been-used-bank-hacks-2026-10-06/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985861 Points: 26 # Comments: 3…

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  • Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/south-koreas-lee-says-ai-appears-have-been-used-bank-hacks-2026-10-06/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985861 Points: 26 # Comments: 3…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:50:33 UTC.

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  1. Wikimedia Detected Activity From OpenAI’s ‘Rogue’ Agents Across Its Platforms

  2. The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in

  3. South Korea says AI agents appear to have been used to hack the country's banks

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