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ARTEX developer closes AI security agent after bank-hack reports
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ARTEX source-closure announcement
News Oct 9, 2026
The ARTEX developer said the AI penetration-testing agent would stop public updates and become closed-source after reports linked it to attacks on South Korean banks.
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Reuters reported on October 9 that ARTEX’s developer said the agentic penetration-testing project would become closed-source and receive no further public versions or maintenance support. The announcement followed security researchers’ findings that ARTEX appeared in a cyberattack campaign targeting South Korean financial organizations. The developer said the tool had been intended for authorized security testing and opposed illegal use. Reuters also found the project’s GitHub page had been taken down. The decision does not establish the attacker’s identity or erase previously distributed copies of the software.