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title: "CrowdStrike: China-linked hackers used AI tool ARTEX with a DeepSeek LLM and another model to target 200+ organizations in 11 days, compromising at least nine (Kevin Collier/NBC News)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/crowdstrike-china-linked-hackers-used-ai-tool-artex-with-a-deepseek-27563b88
published: 2026-10-30T04:01:16.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# CrowdStrike: China-linked hackers used AI tool ARTEX with a DeepSeek LLM and another model to target 200+ organizations in 11 days, compromising at least nine (Kevin Collier/NBC News)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-10-30 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/crowdstrike-china-linked-hackers-used-ai-tool-artex-with-a-deepseek-27563b88

Kevin Collier / NBC News : CrowdStrike: China-linked hackers used AI tool ARTEX with a DeepSeek LLM and another model to target 200+ organizations in 11 days, compromising at least nine — Chinese state-linked hackers targeted more than 200 organizations in just 11 days, using AI to attack governments and businesses worldwide, according to CrowdStrike.

In this story: [Cybersecurity](https://frontiernewswire.com/topics/cybersecurity), [DeepSeek](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/deepseek)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261030/p1#a261030p1)

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