South Korea finds hacking incidents at total of 16 financial firms

SEOUL, Oct 14 (Reuters) – South Korea has found ​hacking incidents at ‌a total of 16 financial firms and around 100,000 ‌cases ​of ⁠data leaks so ⁠far, the country’s financial regulator said on Wednesday.

Financial ​authorities are conducting an in-depth ⁠investigation ⁠into hacking methods ​to determine whether ​AI was involved, the ‌Financial Services Commission (FSC) said in a statement.

The ⁠FSC said it would conduct security inspections ⁠at ‌financial firms ⁠and prepare measures ​for ‌early detection ​of hacking ⁠threats as well as joint response.

(Reporting by Jihoon LeeEditing by Ed ​Davies)