GMO Cybersecurity links Chinese AI tool ARTEX to breaches at Japanese firms
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A Tokyo security firm says an AI penetration-testing tool tied to South Korean bank attacks has turned up in a campaign against Japanese companies A tool built to help companies find their own weak spots appears to have found a second career. On October 19, 2026, Tokyo-based GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae said it confirmed traces of ARTEX, a Chinese-developed AI penetration-testing tool, on servers used to attack Japanese companies. The core finding centers on a single piece of attack infrastructure. According to GMO Cybersecurity, it targeted around 20 Japanese companies.
Source: Crypto Briefing
