SeoulCrowdStrike says a likely China-based 26-year-old hit South Korea’s banks.
At least 9 banks have been targeted since late September, and police opened a probe this week.
ARTEX automates penetration testing through outside models such as ChatGPT, Claude and DeepSeek, and the suspect also used Claude Code.
The developer, using the handle Autumn-27, says ARTEX was built for security testing and disowns any illegal use.
ARTEX’s GitHub page is down, and the developer says no further versions will reach the public.
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- reports the developer's closed-source pivot as a reaction to misuse, noting the GitHub page was removed per Reuters' own checks
Sources: Reuters