VAST VIEW Chinese Hackers Weaponize Open-Source AI Tool to Automate Attacks on 200+ Organizations
A state-linked Chinese hacking group reportedly used an open-source AI penetration-testing framework called ARTEX to automate intrusions across 14 countries, according to BleepingComputer.
Chinese hackers have been using an open-source, multi-agent AI penetration-testing framework called ARTEX to run automated attacks against more than 200 organizations spread across 14 countries, according to BleepingComputer.
The framework is designed to act as an AI-driven toolkit capable of carrying out stages of a cyberattack with less manual effort from human operators, allowing the campaign to scale across a wide range of targets and regions, BleepingComputer reported.
The incident adds to growing concerns in the cybersecurity community that freely available AI tools originally built for legitimate security testing can be repurposed by threat actors to speed up and automate malicious hacking campaigns.
Sources: BleepingComputer
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