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(HU) CW: részletek A Microsoft szerint a Storm‑0940 (Kína-kapcsolat) ARTEX ügynökökkel támadta a ConnectWise ellátási láncát. Gépi sebességű jelszószórás: >2250 tena

Microsoft: Chinese-linked Storm-0940 uses AI agents to attack ConnectWise supply chain

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Microsoft has identified a threat actor, Storm-0940, with suspected ties to China, that is using AI agents named Artex to attack the ConnectWise supply chain. These agents employ machine-speed password spraying, attempting over 2250 logins per minute, and have been observed making over 151,000 failed login attempts. After gaining initial access through stolen credentials, the AI agents then modified user privileges. AI

IMPACT AI agents are being weaponized for sophisticated supply chain attacks, necessitating enhanced security measures and AI-driven defense strategies.

RANK_REASON The item describes a specific cyberattack using AI agents, which falls under the 'tool' category for AI-adjacent security incidents.

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Microsoft: Chinese-linked Storm-0940 uses AI agents to attack ConnectWise supply chain

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 (HU) · [email protected] ·

    CW: Details According to Microsoft, Storm-0940 (China-linked) attacked the ConnectWise supply chain with ARTEX agents. Machine-speed password spraying: >2250 tenas

    CW: részletek A Microsoft szerint a Storm‑0940 (Kína-kapcsolat) ARTEX ügynökökkel támadta a ConnectWise ellátási láncát. Gépi sebességű jelszószórás: >2250 tenant, csúcs 2900 próbálkozás/perc; okt.10–14 több mint 151k sikertelen login. Az AI ügynökök később ellopott alkalmazáshit…

    LINKS linuxmint.hu/…/kinai-hatteru-hackerek-art…

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