As companies push to overhaul operations with AI, cyber attackers are also accelerating their own AI-driven shift. Hackers are moving beyond using AI to build ransomware tools, using it to search breached networks and expand access. Microsoft and other reports describe AI agents automating attacks and changing credentials to maintain persistence. Executives and security experts warn AI is amplifying vulnerabilities and could trigger a wave of incident disclosures in coming weeks and months.

South Korea\'s parliamentary audit put the Bank of Korea\'s cyber security response system and privacy protections for its digital currency system under scrutiny. Issues raised included more than 3,000 hacking attempts, a shortage of information security staff and possible leakage of interbank transaction data. Lawmakers also questioned the effectiveness of joint inspections with the Financial Supervisory Service and asked about the possibility of further policy rate hikes alongside updated growth and inflation forecasts.