Cyber attacks

Chinese-linked hackers compromise ConnectWise, target hundreds in global attack: Microsoft

Straits Times21 October 2026, 23:25 UTCPeople's Republic of China

The hackers used an open-source penetration testing framework, ARTEX, to carry out the campaign.

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