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title: "ConnectWise"
type: entity
entity_type: company
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/connectwise
updated: 2026-10-23T10:31:16.000Z
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# ConnectWise

Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/connectwise

- **Type:** Company
- **Signals:** 7
- **First seen:** Oct 22, 2026
- **Last seen:** Oct 23, 2026

## Profile

ConnectWise is an IT services firm, according to Reuters as summarized by Techmeme, and its Cloud Backup application was the subject of a supply chain compromise reported in October 2026.[\[1\]](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/microsoft-says-china-linked-hackers-used-ai-penetration-testing-tool-d493d284)[\[2\]](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/china-linked-hackers-use-artex-ai-agents-in-connectwise-supply-chain-f0e5f301) On October 22, 2026, Microsoft attributed the compromise to Storm-0940, a China state-aligned threat actor.[\[3\]](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/china-linked-hackers-used-agentic-ai-in-attack-on-2-250-microsoft-365-801bce02)[\[2\]](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/china-linked-hackers-use-artex-ai-agents-in-connectwise-supply-chain-f0e5f301) Microsoft said the group compromised a ConnectWise cloud backup application and used stolen credentials against more than 2,250 Microsoft 365 tenants.[\[3\]](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/china-linked-hackers-used-agentic-ai-in-attack-on-2-250-microsoft-365-801bce02) According to Microsoft, the actor used ARTEX, an agentic AI penetration testing framework, to automate its attacks on hundreds of organizations.[\[3\]](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/china-linked-hackers-used-agentic-ai-in-attack-on-2-250-microsoft-365-801bce02)[\[4\]](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/microsoft-chinese-state-actor-used-ai-to-compromise-connectwise-2c109744)[\[1\]](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/microsoft-says-china-linked-hackers-used-ai-penetration-testing-tool-d493d284) Microsoft said that in some cases the group gained privileged cloud access less than three hours after first targeting a victim.[\[3\]](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/china-linked-hackers-used-agentic-ai-in-attack-on-2-250-microsoft-365-801bce02)

_Compiled from Frontier signals. Each statement links to the signal it comes from._

## Recent signals

- [China APT Uses AI Pentest Tool Artex in ConnectWise Attacks](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/china-apt-uses-ai-pentest-tool-artex-in-connectwise-attacks-ff563a8b) (Oct 23, 2026)
- [Microsoft Links Storm-0940 to ConnectWise Supply Chain Attack](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/microsoft-links-storm-0940-to-connectwise-supply-chain-attack-b6741a97) (Oct 22, 2026)
- [Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/chinese-hackers-spied-on-thousands-of-companies-after-breaching-it-02f7c4fe) (Oct 22, 2026)
- [China-linked hackers used agentic AI in attack on 2,250 Microsoft 365 tenants](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/china-linked-hackers-used-agentic-ai-in-attack-on-2-250-microsoft-365-801bce02) (Oct 22, 2026)
- [Microsoft: Chinese State Actor Used AI to Compromise ConnectWise Tenants](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/microsoft-chinese-state-actor-used-ai-to-compromise-connectwise-2c109744) (Oct 22, 2026)
- [Microsoft says China-linked hackers used AI penetration testing tool ARTEX to compromise ConnectWise as part of a campaign targeting hundreds of organizations (AJ Vicens/Reuters)](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/microsoft-says-china-linked-hackers-used-ai-penetration-testing-tool-d493d284) (Oct 22, 2026)
- [China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI Agents in ConnectWise Supply Chain Attack](https://frontiernewswire.com/s/china-linked-hackers-use-artex-ai-agents-in-connectwise-supply-chain-f0e5f301) (Oct 22, 2026)

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