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.
Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise
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Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching ConnectWise's cloud service, using AI to hack 2,250 organizations rapidly.
- Chinese state-aligned hackers accessed ConnectWise's cloud backup service, stealing credentials.
- AI agents were used to hack 2,250 organizations at 3,000 attempts per minute.
- ConnectWise paused its cloud service and is investigating the breach.
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