Microsoft: China-linked Storm-0940 used agentic AI framework ARTEX, breaching clouds in under 3 hours
scottleibrand · x · 2026-10-22
Microsoft threat intelligence says China-aligned actor Storm-0940 used the agentic AI pentesting framework ARTEX to automate attacks on hundreds of organizations, reaching privileged cloud access in under 3 hours in several cases, and links it to the ConnectWise supply-chain compromise. Agents work around the clock and probe multiple breach paths, exponentially scaling offensive operations. Poster: "we passed a threshold this month."
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