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ARTEX AI Pentesting Tool Used in Data Theft Attacks on South Korean Financial Firms

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a targeted campaign aimed at South Korean financial organizations that used an artificial intelligence (AI) pen testing tool named ARTEX to carry out the attacks. The activity, per CrowdStrike Intelligence, was active from late September to early October 2026, and resulted in data exfiltration from various South Korea-based financial firms,

Reference details

Source category
research-report
First reported
Oct 08, 2026 14:12 UTC
Last reported
Oct 08, 2026 14:12 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 13, 2026 10:39 UTC
Record ID
294fb9437b9e97c5646319ec5a38729d55413b5e1ecf41730554c17c173a558d

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intelligence_src_636032c91a0b4c9a97

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Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Oct 08, 2026 14:12 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 13, 2026 10:39 UTC

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