Microsoft: Chinese State Actor Used AI to Compromise ConnectWise Tenants

Infosecurity MagazineOctober 22, 2026Threat Intel AI

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Microsoft said it has observed threat actor activity in multiple ConnectWise customer environments, with the attackers leveraging the ARTEX agentic AI platform

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TechnologyAI agentAn AI model that acts on its own: it plans steps, uses tools and takes actions, not just answers.

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