The threat actor linked to recent AI-assisted attacks on South Korean financial institutions was testing infrastructure and assembling attack tools as early as August 2026, weeks before the banking campaign became public, according to new research from Recorded Future’s Insikt Group. Subsequent public reporting indicated that the breaches exposed personal data belonging to at least 68,000 people across at least seven financial institutions.
TAG-217 Targets South Korean Financial Services with ARTEX
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