23 October 2026 - 18:32
Category: IT Fail
Splendid, Hackers Now Use AI Tools
State-sponsored hackers used an AI tool called Artex to target hundreds of ConnectWise users. Wonderful to see threat actors automating my daily headache.
Source: SecurityWeek
The Full Story
State-sponsored attackers have unleashed an AI pentesting utility named Artex against ConnectWise, hitting hundreds of organizations and securing privileged access to lucky victims. Same story, different day, except now our adversaries can outsource their hacking efforts to machines while we suffer. Safeguarding ourselves from this automated nightmare means desperately locking down privileged access across ConnectWise setups before rogue algorithms break in. Why do we even bother showing up when artificial intelligence is doing both the breaching and our heads in?