Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise
techcrunch.comZack Whittaker
Microsoft attributed a ConnectWise breach to China-aligned hackers who deployed AI agents to rapidly compromise thousands of the IT management platform's customers, gaining access to their systems.
Why it mattersThis demonstrates how AI-powered attack tools can scale breach operations across enterprise clients, making supply-chain compromises more efficient and affecting a wider attack surface for security teams to defend.
From the source: Microsoft points the blame for ConnectWise's breach at a China-aligned hacker, which relied on AI agents to rapidly hack into thousands of its customers.Read at techcrunch.com