{"id":229668,"date":"2026-06-10T19:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/south-korea-warns-north-korea-using-autonomous-hacking-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:25:10","slug":"south-korea-warns-north-korea-using-autonomous-hacking-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/south-korea-warns-north-korea-using-autonomous-hacking-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea warns North Korea using autonomous hacking AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Korea warns North Korea using autonomous hacking AI<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2026\/06\/10\/north-korea-cybersecurity-agentic-ai\/9071781132600\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-10 19:18:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.upi.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. ILLUSTRATION – A person sits in front of a computer screen. South Korea\u2019s spy agency says North Korea’s AI-assisted cyberattacks could generate tens of thousands of malicious actions per second. SASCHA STEINBACH \/ EPA<\/p>\n

June 10 (Asia Today) — Artificial intelligence is reshaping the cybersecurity battlefield, South Korea’s spy agency warned, saying North Korean hacking groups are moving toward autonomous attacks that can identify vulnerabilities, break into systems and monetize stolen data with limited human involvement.\t\t\t<\/p>\n

The National Cyber Security Center, operated under the National Intelligence Service, issued the warning in its 2026 National Information Security White Paper, released Sunday.<\/p>\n

The agency said the rapid development of AI has sharply increased the capabilities of attackers, while the spread of cloud infrastructure and the neglect of aging systems have exposed structural weaknesses in South Korea’s cyber defenses.
\nThe agency focused in particular on the rise of agentic AI, a form of autonomous artificial intelligence that can set goals, analyze data and manipulate external systems without constant human direction.
\nWhen used by hackers, the technology can generate large volumes of phishing messages and other social engineering content, develop hacking tools such as ransomware and carry out large-scale operations with fewer people, less time and lower costs.<\/p>\n

Concerns over the misuse of agentic AI grew recently after Anthropic’s AI model Mythos was reported to have produced Windows attack code in 31 minutes.
\nThe shift is especially visible among North Korean hacking organizations. Global cybersecurity companies including Kaspersky and Google Threat Intelligence Group have identified signs that the North Korea-linked group Kimsuky used large language models to help write code.
\nAnother North Korea-linked hacking group, APT45, repeatedly entered prompts at scale to search for software vulnerabilities and test whether attack code could be executed.
\nAnalysts increasingly believe North Korea began designing and testing AI-automated attacks last year and has now largely adopted the technology. The change is seen as allowing North Korean hackers to overcome personnel limitations and launch larger attacks on a regular basis.
\nNorth Korea stole a record 2.2 trillion won, or about $1.46 billion, in virtual assets last year.
\nWhile North Korea’s cyber capabilities are advancing rapidly, many South Korean public and private systems remain vulnerable because of aging infrastructure. The risk is growing as organizations adopt AI across more areas of work without fully updating their defenses.
\nThe agency said agentic AI is particularly suited to manipulating AI systems used by target organizations, meaning South Korea could be expanding potential attack routes unless it strengthens its security systems.<\/p>\n

“Starting this year, agentic AI will autonomously carry out the full attack life cycle and generate tens of thousands of malicious actions per second,” the agency said. “Defense systems also must immediately shift to autonomous security operations that minimize human intervention and identify and isolate threats at machine speed.”
\nExperts said isolated responses are no longer enough and called for a national-level control tower capable of continuous cyber response.
\n“The only current method is to use AI to find security problems, patch them as quickly as possible and prevent attacks,” said Choi Byung-ho, a research professor at Korea University’s Human-Inspired AI Research Institute. “A governance system capable of responding to hacking within 24 hours is needed, but it is difficult because of issues such as delegated authority.”
\n— Reported by Asia Today; translated by UPI
\n\u00a9 Asia Today. Unauthorized reproduction or redistribution prohibited.
\nOriginal Korean report: https:\/\/www.asiatoday.co.kr\/kn\/view.php?key=20260609010003141<\/p>\n

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