800+ exposed copies of AI-powered pentest tool ARTEX found online

Censys identified over 800 publicly exposed copies of ARTEX, a Chinese-made, open-source, AI-powered penetration testing tool, which has been linked to several cyberattacks since July.

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2026-11-07 07:01 · Techmeme
Censys finds 800+ publicly exposed copies of ARTEX, a Chinese-made, AI-powered, open-source penetration testing tool linked to several cyberattacks since July

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