RealFeedApp Hackers breached 2 250 organizations
State-aligned Chinese hackers used the ARTEX AI agent to breach ConnectWise and steal credentials for 2250 organizations. The attack rate of nearly 3000 sign-in attempts per minute left defenders with no time to respond.
- Field
- computer security
- What they did
- Chinese hackers used AI agents to breach ConnectWise's cloud backup service and steal credentials, allowing unauthorized access to the email and files of over 2,250 organizations.
- Why it matters
- The attackers could impersonate authorized users to read and modify customer data, while the speed of the attacks (nearly 3,000 sign-in attempts per minute) left defenders with little time to detect and respond.
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