North Korea’s hackers using AI for attacks, cybersecurity firm says

Hacking group Kimsuky using AI-generated documents in spear-phishing attacks, South Korean cybersecurity firm says.Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026North Korean state-backed hackers are using artificial intelligence to bolster cyberattacks against targets in the military, diplomacy and academia, a report has found.Kimsuky, a hacking group linked to North Korea’s intelligence services, has used AI-generated documents in a “pattern” of spear-phishing attacks since 2026, the South Korean cybersecurity firm Genians said in the report released on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US president says he is using economic pressure, not strikes, on Iranlist 2 of 4Brazilian player falls into tunnel celebrating goallist 3 of 4Trump names Will Scharf as White House counsel ahead of midtermslist 4 of 4Wildfires bear down on homes in Canada’s Okanagan regionend of listThe attacks have used AI to automate the creation of malicious files disguised as legitimate documents, such as research reports and invitations, Seoul-based Genians said.To avoid detection, Kimsuky has used open-source tools such as Ollama, GPT-4All, and Msty to run large language models without an internet con...