Microsoft attributes the recent ConnectWise security incident to Storm-0940, a China-linked espionage group active since at least 2021. The actor used the open source AI penetration-testing framework ARTEX and compromised ConnectWise application identities to attempt authentication against more than 2,250 Microsoft 365 tenants. Most attem…
GreyNoise reports that a single malicious cyber actor, tracked since 7 May 2026, is a suspected Chinese speaker working in UTC+8 and is the same as or related to Red Heron (reported by Acronis), based on the shared C2 domain, malware family, Gitea exploitation and other TTPs. The actor exploited the wp2shell WordPress chain (CVE-2026-6303…
Microsoft attributed the recent supply chain compromise of the ConnectWise Cloud Backup application to Storm-0940, a China state-aligned actor. The actor used ARTEX, a Go-based agentic AI penetration testing framework, to automate reconnaissance, password spraying and OAuth application abuse at "machine speed" against hundreds of organiza…
Microsoft attributed the recent supply-chain attack on ConnectWise customers' Microsoft 365 environments to Storm-0940, a China-state aligned actor active since 2021. Since at least September 2026 the group has used the open-source agentic AI penetration testing framework ARTEX to automate attacks against hundreds of organizations worldwi…
Microsoft assesses that the China-aligned actor Storm-0940 used the agentic AI penetration testing framework ARTEX to compromise the Microsoft 365 tenants of ConnectWise, then pivoted to its downstream customers. The campaign began in September 2026 and targeted hundreds of organizations worldwide across aerospace and defense, energy, fin…