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South Korean police have arrested seven suspects in a cybercrime ring that allegedly used generative AI to hack dozens of businesses, stealing over 8 million pieces of personal information, according to Yonhap and the Korea Times. The Chosun Ilbo reports the ring stole 8.2 million records from about 90 companies, including hospitals and universities, and then demanded money by threatening to leak the data. Notably, the alleged mastermind was not an IT major but used AI to carry out the hacks, as reported by the Korea Economic Daily. Korean media are highlighting the novelty of the first arrest involving generative AI hacking, with the Chosun Ilbo noting the suspects self-taught AI hacking techniques.