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Japan and South Korea harden defenses after a wave of cyberattacks that experts tie to AI

Japan convened ministries Oct. 8 and plans warnings to businesses after attacks hit firms including Daiwa Securities, SoftBank and Lawson. South Korea ordered financial firms to complete a 12-point self-assessment after attacks on nine banks. Per Reuters, authorities are still determining how AI was used. CrowdStrike says one attacker used a Chinese AI agent and Claude Code.

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FIRST SEEN: Oct 8, 2026, 07:10 ET
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Reuters via NBC Newsnbcnews.com/world/asia/south-korea-japan-are-buffeted-hacks-ai-lowers-bar-cybercriminals-rcna602464

Coverage · 9 articles, oldest first

Thursday, October 8, 2026

07:10
Semafor
Companies in Japan, South Korea hit by major cyberattacks

Friday, October 9, 2026

03:55
Bloomberg
Wave of Cyberattacks Prompts Japan to Urge Security Reviews
06:10
AP
apnews.com/article/japan-security-cyberattacks-312fb8860f273d5794da4cc5f44bb0cb
06:10
Reuters
economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/south-korea-japan-buffeted-by-hacks-as-ai-lowers-bar-for-cybercriminals/articleshow/134807770.cms
06:10
Seoul Economic Daily
en.sedaily.com/international/2026/10/09/japan-urges-firms-to-boost-cybersecurity-as-ai-driven
06:10
Nikkei Asia
asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/cybersecurity/global-cyberattacks-leak-data-on-at-least-320m-people-since-sept.-nikkei-research
06:40
Reuters
nbcnews.com/world/asia/south-korea-japan-are-buffeted-hacks-ai-lowers-bar-cybercriminals-rcna602464
15:40
International Business Times
ibtimes.com/ai-will-make-cyberattacks-more-dangerous-anthropic-has-new-plan-protect-critical-infrastructure-3808425
16:40
NewsMax.com
newsmax.com/newsfront/openai-anthropic-cyberattack/2026/10/09/id/1272290/

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