A suspected Chinese-state aligned threat actor has leveraged an agentic AI framework to execute a supply chain compromise against ConnectWise Cloud Backup, automating attacks across hundreds of global organizations. Active since at least 2021 and historically reliant on botnet infrastructure for evasive password spraying, the group was seen using ARTEX, a Go-based, multi-agent LLM penetration testing system, to conduct offensive operations at machine speed. By deploying AI agents configured to
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How to explain agentic AI to your leadership team, from Ashley Nicholson[1]:
It's not one, single tool. It's layers of capability.
Here are 5 levels that will determine who wins in 2026:
- Machine Learning:
- Turns data into decisions.
- Forecasts sales, detects fraud, and can predict churn.
- It can optimize pricing automatically.
- Tools: AWS SageMaker, Google Vertex AI, Azure ML.
- Neural Networks & Deep Learning:
- Complex pattern detection at scale.
- Inspects quality with computer vision.
- Powers v
