A China state-aligned actor, identified as Storm-0940, is responsible for the recent supply chain compromise of the ConnectWise Cloud Backup application.
During the incident, Storm-0940 utilized ARTEX, a Go-based agentic AI penetration testing framework. This framework was made closed-source after being abused against South Korean financial institutions.
ARTEX was employed by the attackers to expedite scanning and reconnaissance activities within the compromised environment.
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Original report
China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Supply Chain Attack
The Hacker News
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APA
Interestana AI Editorial. (2026, October 22). China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Attack. Interestana. https://interestana.com/articles/china-linked-hackers-use-artex-ai-agents-in-connectwise-supply-chain-attack-00kyjsdm
MLA
“China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Attack.” Interestana, 22 Oct. 2026, interestana.com/articles/china-linked-hackers-use-artex-ai-agents-in-connectwise-supply-chain-attack-00kyjsdm.
Chicago
Interestana AI Editorial. “China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Attack.” Interestana, October 22, 2026. https://interestana.com/articles/china-linked-hackers-use-artex-ai-agents-in-connectwise-supply-chain-attack-00kyjsdm.
BibTeX
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author = {{Interestana AI Editorial}},
title = {{China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Attack}},
howpublished = {Interestana},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
url = {https://interestana.com/articles/china-linked-hackers-use-artex-ai-agents-in-connectwise-supply-chain-attack-00kyjsdm},
note = {Summary of reporting by The Hacker News, https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/china-linked-hackers-use-artex-ai.html}
}Credit the source
Original reporting: The Hacker News, “China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Supply Chain Attack”, https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/china-linked-hackers-use-artex-ai.html(opens in a new tab)
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