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China-linked hacking group attacks hundreds worldwide with AI agent, Microsoft says

A hacking group linked to the Chinese government used a Chinese AI agent to attack hundreds of companies worldwide, Microsoft said in a blog post on Oct. 21. Microsoft said the group, Storm-0940, used an open-source AI penetration testing tool called Artex, developed by Chinese engineers, to automate attacks across multiple industries. The attacks began as early as September, and in some cases access was gained in under three hours.

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Global security firms step up Korea push, expand infrastructure amid AI hacking

Global security companies are speeding up efforts to target South Korean firms seeking to address new threats linked to the spread of AI, including moves to build service infrastructure in Korea. Cisco is operating a Secure Access Korea point of presence, while Palo Alto Networks Korea is expanding cooperation with local firms, running training programmes and teaming up on frontier-AI threats. The report also lists other security industry moves and recent hacking and inspection figures in finance.

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Theori releases in-depth analysis white paper on AI hacking tool ARTEX

Theori, an AI-based offensive cybersecurity company, said on Wednesday it published a white paper analysing the open-source AI security tool ARTEX, traces of which were found in a recent breach at South Korea’s financial sector. The paper also covers how AI-based attack tools work and their threats. Theori said tests showed experimental data was deleted during a basic vulnerability check and safeguards failed to block it. It released detection rulesets for free on GitHub.