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Microsoft Exposes Chinese State Actor's AI-Driven Cloud Breach Tactics

Microsoft reported that a Chinese state actor tracked as Storm-0940 attempted to sign in to more than 2,250 cloud tenants at a rate of 2,900 attempts per minute, using an AI-powered tool called ARTEX to automate and accelerate the attacks. Microsoft's disclosure details the actor's tactics, which the company said left defenders scrambling to keep up.

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Microsoft uncovered a brazen AI-driven cloud breach by a Chinese state actor, who attempted to sign in to over 2,250 tenants at a staggering 2,900 attempts per minute - leaving defenders scrambling to keep up. The actor, tracked as Storm-0940, used a sophisticated AI-powered tool called ARTEX to automate and accelerate its attacks.

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