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Korea Financial Firms Hit By More Hacks as Asia Breaches Grow

Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 28 October 2026, 04:40 UTC By Heesu Lee and Haram Lim 1 min read
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South Korea’s financial industry was hit by a second wave of cyberattacks in about a month as a wave of breaches across Asia heightens concerns that artificial intelligence is making large-scale hacking easier.

South Korea’s financial industry was hit by a second wave of cyberattacks in about a month as a wave of breaches across Asia heightens concerns that artificial intelligence is making large-scale hacking easier.
Korea Financial Firms (ORG) South Korea’s (LOCATION) Asia (LOCATION)
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