Microsoft has named China state-aligned group Storm-0940 behind the ConnectWise Cloud Backup supply-chain compromise, using the ARTEX agentic AI penetration-testing framework to attack hundreds of organizations at machine speed since September 2026 — in some cases reaching privileged cloud access in under 3 hours.
Hook: A nation-state hacking group used AI agents to break into hundreds of organizations at machine speed, with no employee clicking anything. Context: Microsoft named Storm-0940 behind the ConnectWise Cloud Backup compromise; its weapon is ARTEX, an agentic AI pentest framework. Stakes: One trusted vendor connection opened hundreds of organizations across defense, energy, finance, and government. Payoff: Audit every vendor app with standing access to your cloud, cut what is not needed, and watch OAuth changes; ConnectWise is restoring service in phases, so keep connections disabled until told otherwise. Watch the reel: https://www.instagram.com/p/De5kBjxgxn7/ Sources: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/china-linked-hackers-use-artex-ai.html , https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/china-nexus-actor-attack-connectwise-cloud-backup/833727/ , https://www.securityweek.com/china-apt-uses-ai-pentest-tool-artex-in-connectwise-attacks/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simpleaiexplains/ Support: https://buymeacoffee.com/simpleaiexplains
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