91APP breach investigation finds ARTEX attack traces
91APP said its investigation found traces of the open-source AI penetration-testing framework ARTEX in the systems targeted during the breach, according to iThome. The company attributed the main entry point to an unpatched vulnerability in the third-party Appsmith tool and said the incident could affect 1,329 brands and 4.798 million consumers. These findings were company disclosures summarized in a single security roundup.
The reported use of ARTEX in a large third-party service breach illustrates how an open-source AI penetration-testing framework can be repurposed for real-world attacks, although the attribution is based on 91APP’s investigation rather than independent verification.
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