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Censys finds 800+ publicly exposed copies of ARTEX, a Chinese-made, AI-powered, open-source penetration testing tool linked to several cyberattacks since July (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

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Censys found 800+ publicly exposed copies of ARTEX. ARTEX is a Chinese-made, AI-powered, open-source penetration testing tool. This tool has been linked to several cyberattacks since July.

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• techmeme.com
• ·@intcyberdigest
• ·@zaddyzaddy

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1. SUPPORT@msftsecintel · Oct 22, 1:31 AM · “Microsoft Threat Intelligence assesses that Storm-0940 was responsible for the recently disclosed ConnectWise supply chain compromise of a multitenant application.” · x.com
2. SUPPORT@kimmonismus · Oct 22, 3:20 PM · “Microsoft says a China-aligned group used an open-source agent framework to hit 2,250+ Microsoft 365 tenants at 2,900 sign-in attempts a minute after the ConnectWise breach.” · x.com
3. SUPPORT@p_misirov · Nov 4, 12:53 AM · “hundreds of ARTEX instances are popping up across multiple VPS providers creating a potential distributed attack network.” · x.com
4. SUPPORT@blackroomsec · Nov 5, 5:11 AM · “I asked yesterday if the fork was viable and not poisoned but no one saw it” · x.com
5. SUPPORT@_cpresearch_ · Nov 6, 12:29 AM · “We tracked 2,000+ #ARTEX servers and obtained databases with full conversation logs that show exactly how the agents hacked.” · x.com
6. SUPPORT@scmagazine · Oct 24, 1:32 AM · “A stolen @ConnectWise app credential exposed Microsoft 365 tenants to unauthorized access and privilege escalation.” · x.com

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