FBI warns ARTEX AI hacking tool is powering global cyberattacks
Lawrence Abrams reports: The FBI is warning that hackers are using an AI-powered penetration testing framework called ARTEX to automate cyberattacks against organizations worldwide, including a recent ConnectWise supply-chain breach that compromised Microsoft 365 customer environments. In a FLASH advisory released Friday, the agency said multiple threat actors have weaponized the open-source framework since at least...
- Vendor
- Microsoft, ConnectWise
- Product
- Microsoft 365 / Office, ScreenConnect / Automate
- Exposure class
- Collaboration, Remote access
Why it ranks 35 (Notable)
- Exposed product class: remote access
- Widely deployed vendor product (Microsoft)
- Reporting
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- DataBreaches.net (databreaches.net)