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Hackers weaponise ARTEX AI agents to automate network intrusions and data theft
Threat actors are abusing ARTEX, an autonomous penetration-testing framework, to speed up network intrusions, escalate privileges and exfiltrate sensitive data. Google Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant investigations describe attackers delegating much of their post-compromise activity to coordinated AI agents, compressing execution into seconds. The activity has been observed since late August 2026.
China-backed group used agentic AI tool ARTEX to compromise about 140 targets in 11 days
CrowdStrike tracks the China state-backed group Vapor Panda, which is using ARTEX, an automated agentic AI penetration testing framework, paired with DeepSeek. The campaign has targeted more than 200 organisations in at least 14 countries since 17 October, with about 70% of targets confirmed or likely compromised, and it remains active. CrowdStrike says organisations need visibility into endpoints, identities and cross-domain capabilities to respond.