Unauthorized access, abuse of Chinese AI? Attacks on domestic companies - GMO subsidiary investigation

As of the 20th, an investigation by a security company that is a subsidiary of the GMO Internet Group revealed that Chinese-based artificial intelligence (AI) may have been misused in unauthorized access targeting Japanese companies. An investigation into the source of the attack confirmed that the Chinese tool ``ARTEX'', which performs AI-based penetration tests, was used.

Corporate targets, GMO member points damaged after unauthorized access - Impact of AI spread

Cyberattacks are said to be rapidly becoming more sophisticated due to the use of high-performance AI, and the damage is expanding, with large amounts of personal information being leaked. There is an urgent need to build a stronger cyber defense system.

The investigation was conducted by GMO Cyber ​​Security by Ierae (Tokyo). When we investigated the circumstances of companies that had actually suffered unauthorized access, we found that six servers were used in the attack, all of which were powered by Altex.

The targets of the six devices were Japanese companies such as financial and logistics companies, and eight of these companies announced information leaks between September and October. GMO Cyber ​​Security points out that ``multiple damages have been caused by the same attack group.''