Banks mull higher cybersecurity spending after AI-linked hacking incidents: sources

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks are considering increasing spendin...

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SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks are considering increasing spending on cybersecurity systems and personnel following a series of recent hacking attacks on local lenders, industry sources said Sunday.

Major lenders, including Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank and KB Kookmin Bank, have reported leaks or exposure of customer data in hacking incidents this month, raising concerns about the potential scale of the breaches.

Shinhan Bank said on Oct. 1 that personal information belonging to about 25,000 customers, including their names, phone numbers and annual incomes, had been leaked. The hackers reportedly used advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the attack.

Similar leaks or exposure of customer information were also reported at other banks.

In response to the AI-linked attacks, KB Kookmin Bank plans to increase its cybersecurity budget to more than 100 billion won (US$74 million) in 2027, up from 86.07 billion won this year, according to the sources.

Shinhan Bank plans to allocate a record budget for cybersecurity, while Hana Bank plans to invest tens of billions of won in strengthening its security systems next year, the sources said.

The banks also plan to increase their cybersecurity personnel next year.

The moves follow President Lee Jae Myung's call over the weekend for a thorough investigation into the attacks.

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) identified Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in 12 countries on Monday that are suspected of being linked to the AI-assisted hacking attacks.

However, investigators were unable to determine the locations linked to some of the IP addresses.

In this undated file photo, a man walks past a row of ATMs in Seoul. (Yonhap)

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包括新韩银行、韩亚银行和KB国民银行在内的多家大型银行本月报告称，客户数据在黑客攻击事件中遭到泄露或曝光，引发了人们对数据泄露潜在规模的担忧。

新韩银行10月1日表示，约2.5万名客户的个人信息遭到泄露，其中包括姓名、电话号码和年收入。据报道，黑客在攻击中使用了先进的人工智能（AI）工具。

其他银行也曾报道过类似的客户信息泄露或曝光事件。