AI-powered attacks on Korean financial sectors linked to Chinese DDoS group: report

A recent series of AI-backed cyberattacks on South Korean banks may be linked to a Chinese group that carries out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks for hire, according to a report released Sunday by a Seoul-based cybersecurity firm Logpresso. The company said the Telegram account “YY520CN,” linked to the bank hackings, was listed as a moderator of an online community called GodNet in September 2024. The community was created by Vitas, a Chinese group that carries out DDoS attacks for

Source: The Korea Herald