{
  "id": 16075293,
  "title": "Microsoft blames ConnectWise attacks on Chinese state hacker using ARTEX AI agents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/microsoft-blames-connectwise-attacks-on-chinese-state-hacker-using",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-22T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Record",
    "slug": "the-record",
    "url": "https://therecord.media/china-cyber-connectwise-ai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Chinese government-aligned hacking group used automated tools to carry out the recent supply chain attack on IT management software company ConnectWise and is using the same techniques to try to compromise organizations around the globe, Microsoft said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Microsoft says China-linked hackers used AI penetration testing tool ARTEX to compromise ConnectWise as part of a campaign targeting hundreds of organizations (AJ Vicens/Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/microsoft-says-china-linked-hackers-used-ai-penetration-testing-tool",
        "published": "2026-10-22T06:25:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}