Hundreds of copies of Chinese-made ARTEX hacking tools leaked online for anyone to use in further attacks

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Researchers found over 1,400 exposed ARTEX instances online, with many linked to offensive security tooling

ARTEX combines AI agents with reconnaissance capabilities and has been increasingly adopted in real-world attacks

Some operators accidentally exposed malware, exploits, credentials, and internal infrastructure through misconfigured servers

Around 1,500 malicious instances of ARTEX were found on the internet, available to anyone who knew where to look, experts have warned.

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