China-Linked Hackers Used ARTEX on 200+ Targets — SkimNews
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- ARTEX paired a DeepSeek LLM with another model as Chinese state-linked hackers used it to target more than 200 organizations in 11 days, according to CrowdStrike.
- Chinese state-linked hackers compromised at least nine organizations, while The Hacker News reports their exploitation of a VMware ESX zero-day to reduce audit-trail visibility.
Why it matters: At least nine compromised organizations represent the campaign’s clearest material cost, within a sweep of more than 200 targets in 11 days. The VMware ESX zero-day adds an evidence problem for security teams by reducing audit-trail visibility, making a fast, broad intrusion harder to reconstruct.
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