Chinese Hackers Use AI-Powered ARTEX to Target Over 200 Organizations Worldwide

Chinese state-sponsored hackers have been using an AI-powered framework called ARTEX to target organizations. The framework is written in Go and is used for penetration testing. Over 200 organizations worldwide have been targeted in these attacks, which are aimed at high-value targets. The activity has been attributed to a threat actor known as Vapor Panda, a China-based group. This group was previously tracked under a different name, VexatiousTemper, by CrowdStrike. The attacks involve simultaneous targeting of multiple organizations.