AI Tool That Hacked Korean Banks Was Used in Japan, GMO Says
The hackers who recently infiltrated some of Japan’s biggest companies used an AI tool developed in China and linked to a rash of breaches at South Korean banks last month, according to a Tokyo-based internet security firm.
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