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 compromise organizations around the globe, Microsoft said.
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