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AI-Developed Tools Used in South Korean Cyberattacks, Raising Accountability Questions

A recent report on cyberattacks against South Korean financial institutions described an attacker using a Chinese AI penetration-testing tool alongside other AI systems. The investigation is ongoing, and the available reporting does not establish that any company or government directed the attacks. What caught my attention was the chain: AI capabilities can be copied, distilled into smaller models, combined with other tools, and used far from where they were developed. A model may pass on what i