Agentic pen-testing tool Artex used in espionage campaigns worldwide

Researchers report increased use of Artex, an agentic pen-testing tool, in multiple espionage campaigns globally, alongside other frameworks used to automate and accelerate attack techniques. The article does not give CVE identifiers, affected versions, threat actor attribution or indicators of compromise. Defenders should treat automated, agent-driven intrusion tooling as a growing risk and review detection coverage for rapid, repeated attack patterns.

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