ARTEX AI Pentesting Tool Used in Data Theft Attacks on South Korean Financial Firms

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a targeted campaign aimed at South Korean financial organizations that used an artificial intelligence (AI) pen testing tool named ARTEX to carry out the attacks. The activity, per Crow…
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