Chinese AI Tool ARTEX Linked to Cyberattacks on Japanese Companies

A Tokyo-based internet company revealed that the Chinese AI tool Artex was used in recent cyberattacks on Japanese companies. GMO Cybersecurity said the tool, a penetration testing tool, was used against about 20 Japanese companies.

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• One source reported that the attacks affected millions of customers.

  «A Tokyo-based internet company revealed that the Chinese AI tool Artex was used in recent cyberattacks on Japanese firms, affecting millions of customers.»

  NewsBytes
• GMO Cybersecurity described the tool as an AI-powered penetration testing tool.

  «GMO Cybersecurity says Chinese AI pen-testing tool ARTEX was used against about 20 Japanese firms»

  Crypto Briefing
• The number of Japanese companies targeted was estimated at about 20.

  «ARTEX was used against about 20 Japanese firms»

  Crypto Briefing
• The attacks were compared to earlier attacks that targeted South Korean banks.

  «echoing South Korean bank attacks»

  Crypto Briefing

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