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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.
Our coverage
IncidentsCrowdStrike Intelligence says attackers turned an AI penetration testing tool against South Korean financial organisations between late September and early October 2026.
8 Oct 2026
Sources
- thehackernews.comhttps://thehackernews.com/2026/10/artex-ai-pentesting-tool-used-in-data.html