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AI, Scripts, Operator: Inside the ConnectWise Attack
Microsoft says an AI agent drove the ConnectWise attack. Huntress telemetry is consistent with that: scripted tooling, steered by an operator.
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Chinese-linked hackers compromise ConnectWise, target hundreds in global attack, Microsoft says
Oct 21 (Reuters) - A Chinese state-aligned hacking group used an AI-driven penetration testing tool to compromise IT services firm ConnectWise as part of a campaign that targeted hundreds of…
News · via SecurityWeek
China APT Uses AI Pentest Tool Artex in ConnectWise Attacks
The state-sponsored hackers targeted hundreds of organizations and gained privileged access to some environments.
News · via Security Affairs
Microsoft Links ConnectWise Breach to China-Linked Group Using AI Pentesting Tool ARTEX
China-linked Storm-0940 used AI tool ARTEX to target 2,250 Microsoft 365 tenants, exploiting stolen ConnectWise credentials at machine speed. Microsoft published a detailed technical report naming…
News · via Dark Reading
Microsoft Links Storm-0940 to ConnectWise Supply Chain Attack
The China-linked actor used an AI-enabled penetration-testing tool to automate and accelerate its attack on more than 2,200 tenants.
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Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise
Microsoft points the blame for ConnectWise's breach at a China-aligned hacker, which relied on AI agents to rapidly hack into thousands of its customers.
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Microsoft blames ConnectWise attacks on Chinese state hacker using ARTEX AI agents
A Chinese government-aligned hacking group used automated tools to carry out the recent supply chain attack on IT management software company ConnectWise and is using the same techniques to try to…
News · via Infosecurity Magazine
Microsoft: Chinese State Actor Used AI to Compromise ConnectWise Tenants
Microsoft said it has observed threat actor activity in multiple ConnectWise customer environments, with the attackers leveraging the ARTEX agentic AI platform
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China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Supply Chain Attack
Microsoft on Wednesday disclosed that a China state-aligned actor dubbed Storm-0940 was behind the recent supply chain compromise of the ConnectWise Cloud Backup application. During the incident…
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Microsoft pins ConnectWise supply-chain attack to China-state aligned threat group
Microsoft researchers attributed the recent supply-chain attack targeting ConnectWise customers’ Microsoft 365 environments to a China-state aligned threat actor it tracks as Storm-0940. “As early as…
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AI-driven, large-scale nation-state campaign using ARTEX enables supply chain compromise
What’s happening What is ARTEX? Mitigation and protection guidance References Learn more As early as September 2026, Storm-0940, a China-state aligned actor, used the agentic AI penetration testing…
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ConnectWise customers hit by supply-chain attack linked to compromised API secret
A portion of ConnectWise’s customers have been adrift for days, and hundreds are compromised, as the company’s efforts to restore its Cloud Backup service remain underway with no confirmed timeline…
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ConnectWise Resets Credentials as Cloud Backup Remains Offline After Security Incident
ConnectWise on Monday said it has taken remediation measures, including strengthening administrative-access protections and resetting accounts and replacing application credentials, as it continues…
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ConnectWise suspends Cloud Backup service after supply chain attack
ConnectWise initially said on Friday that it was investigating “attempts of unauthorized access associated with the ConnectWise Cloud Backup environment,” and confirmed such access on Saturday.
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ConnectWise Disables Cloud Backups Amid Concerns for Downstream MSPs
Researchers say attackers authenticated into Microsoft 365 tenants using ConnectWise credentials; ConnectWise says customer impact remains unconfirmed.
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ConnectWise Cloud Backup Breach: What We Know
ConnectWise is investigating unauthorized access to application identities associated with Cloud Backup, formerly SkyKick, after researchers detected the applications authenticating into customer…
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ConnectWise suspends Cloud Backup service after attackers abuse its Microsoft 365 access
American software company ConnectWise is contending with a security incident that has allowed unknown attackers to use its application identities to break into organizations’ Microsoft 365 accounts…
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ConnectWise Suspends Cloud Services in Response to Cyberattack
The services remain unavailable as the company continues remediation and security validation.
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ConnectWise Shuts Off Cloud Services After ‘Unauthorized Access’ to Microsoft 365 Tenants
Cloud Backup, SaaS Security, and Cloud Management services offline as IT service provider investigates possibility that unknown attackers have full access to client environments via stolen tokens
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Attackers Abuse Stolen ConnectWise Application Credentials to Target Microsoft 365
Attackers stole ConnectWise application credentials to access Microsoft 365 tenants, prompting the company to suspend cloud services. ConnectWise suspended its Cloud Backup service and took both SaaS…