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Report: Microsoft says China-linked hackers used AI penetration testing tool ARTEX to compromise ConnectWise as part of a campaign targeting hundreds of organizations
- Current status
- Reported
- Companies
- Microsoft
- Happened
- Oct 21, 11:25 PM PT
- Last updated
- Oct 21, 11:26 PM PT (revision 1)
- Evidence
- 1 report · 1 independent chain (adjudicated)
What happened
Reuters (via Techmeme) reported: "Microsoft says China-linked hackers used AI penetration testing tool ARTEX to compromise ConnectWise as part of a campaign targeting hundreds of organizations".
Why it matters
New products and features show where Microsoft is taking its AI offering and what customers can now do with it.
Uncertainty
Reported by Reuters; not independently confirmed.
Evidence and provenance
- First reportchain: reutersMicrosoft says China-linked hackers used AI penetration testing tool ARTEX to compromise ConnectWise as part of a campaign targeting hundreds of organizations (AJ Vicens/Reuters)Techmeme · published Oct 21, 11:25 PM PT · techmeme.com · rev 1Original report (Reuters): reuters.com