Check Point details ARTEX AI hacking platform used in largely autonomous cybercrime
AI SECURITYCheck Point Researchredteam/daily · 1 source
- Severity
- High
- Sources
- 1
What happened
Researchers found criminals using ARTEX, an AI-powered tool built to test computer systems for security weaknesses, to attack systems at scale for money. Once given a goal, the AI agents worked almost entirely on their own, with the criminals mostly checking progress.
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What to do
- Check whether any ARTEX or similar agentic testing panels are exposed to the internet and remove public access.
- Restrict administrative interfaces to internal networks or behind firewalls.
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Check Point Research
Who and what is in it
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