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title: "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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summary: "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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# 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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**Published:** 2026-11-07T07:01:02.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** open\-source, microsoft, agent

## Summary

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\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261107/p5>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/IntCyberDigest/status/2119229665391042897>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/MsftSecIntel/status/2112975078266716390>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/2113183576401547509>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/p_misirov/status/2117676598866714972>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Zaddyzaddy/status/2117706637754409335>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/blackroomsec/status/2118103866394775661>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/_CPResearch_/status/2118395415364079679>)