# China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Supply Chain Attack

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**Created:** [October 22, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.thehomestack.io/t/china-linked-hackers-use-artex-ai-agents-in-connectwise-supply-chain-attack/26551 "2026-10-22T05:40:26Z")\
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Microsoft on Wednesday disclosed that a China state-aligned actor dubbed Storm-0940 was behind the recent supply chain compromise of the ConnectWise Cloud Backup application.

During the incident, Storm-0940 used ARTEX, a Go-based agentic AI penetration testing framework that was made closed-source in the wake of its abuse in cyber attacks targeting South Korean financial institutions, to speed

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