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

CrowdStrike Intelligence disclosed a targeted campaign in which threat actors used the AI pentesting tool ARTEX to compromise South Korean financial organizations, resulting in data exfiltration.

Disclosed 8 October 2026 · Record updated 8 October 2026

Impact

Data exfiltration from South Korean financial organizations after threat actors misused the AI pentesting tool ARTEX during a campaign from late September to early October 2026.

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Sources

  1. thehackernews.comhttps://thehackernews.com/2026/10/artex-ai-pentesting-tool-used-in-data.html