wire / 2026-10-18-2b71
Chinese AI Agent Used in Cyberattacks Against Japanese Companies
ARTex found the vulnerabilities and handled the attacks, leaving at least eight Japanese firms with breaches to explain.
The facts
A Chinese-developed AI agent, ARTex, was used to autonomously identify vulnerabilities and conduct cyberattacks targeting Japanese companies, resulting in data breaches at at least eight firms. The attacks, confirmed by security firms, also targeted sectors like finance and retail, and similar AI-driven attacks affected Korean financial institutions.