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Censys Finds 800+ Publicly Exposed Artex AI Hacking Tool Deployments

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According to TechCrunch, Security firm Censys reported finding more than 800 Artex deployments reachable online without a password, TechCrunch reported. Artex is an open-source autonomous penetration-testing tool that Microsoft has described as a system of AI agents capable of attacks from reconnaissance to data exfiltration. Researchers linked Artex to attacks on Korean finance firms and ConnectWise; the tool's developers now plan to go closed-source.

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