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China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Supply Chain Attack

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China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Supply Chain Attack

Microsoft attributed a ConnectWise Cloud Backup supply chain compromise to Storm-0940, a China-aligned threat actor. The attacker deployed ARTEX, a Go-based agentic artificial intelligence (AI) penetration testing framework, to expedite scanning operations during the incident.

Why it matters: ConnectWise customers and managed service providers face potential compromise through this supply chain attack vector; organizations should immediately verify their backup environments and review access logs for suspicious activity.

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China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Supply Chain Attack

Microsoft attributed a ConnectWise Cloud Backup supply chain compromise to Storm-0940, a China-aligned threat actor. The attacker deployed ARTEX, a Go-based agentic artificial intelligence (AI) penetration testing framework, to expedite scanning operations during the incident.

Why it matters: ConnectWise customers and managed service providers face potential compromise through this supply chain attack vector; organizations should immediately verify their backup environments and review access logs for suspicious activity.

VendorsConnectWiseMicrosoft
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Correction

Correction recorded as of .

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China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Supply Chain Attack

Microsoft attributed a ConnectWise Cloud Backup supply chain compromise to Storm-0940, a China-aligned threat actor. The attacker deployed ARTEX, a Go-based agentic artificial intelligence (AI) penetration testing framework, to expedite scanning operations during the incident.

Why it matters: ConnectWise customers and managed service providers face potential compromise through this supply chain attack vector; organizations should immediately verify their backup environments and review access logs for suspicious activity.

VendorsConnectWiseMicrosoft
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Correction

Correction recorded as of .

breaches incidents

China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Supply Chain Attack

Microsoft attributed a ConnectWise Cloud Backup supply chain compromise to Storm-0940, a China-aligned threat actor. The attacker deployed ARTEX, a Go-based agentic artificial intelligence (AI) penetration testing framework, to expedite scanning operations during the incident.

Why it matters: ConnectWise customers and managed service providers face potential compromise through this supply chain attack vector; organizations should immediately verify their backup environments and review access logs for suspicious activity.

VendorsConnectWiseMicrosoft
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