Chinese artificial intelligence tool Artex was used in cyber attacks in Japan

It has been revealed that Artex, an artificial intelligence tool of Chinese origin, has been used in unauthorized access or data breach cases in Japan, in which dozens of businesses, from restaurant chains to car rental companies, have been targeted in recent weeks.

In the statement made by the information security arm of the internet company GMO Internet Group, headquartered in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, it was stated that after a joint investigation with external organizations, they were sure that Artex of Chinese origin was used in these violations.

According to AFP, GMO official Daiki Fukumori said in the company's blog post, "It has become clear that the attacks almost exclusively target Japan." he said.

While the ability of artificial intelligence tools to discover previously unknown ways to infiltrate computer systems increases day by day, it was announced that Artex was developed to strengthen the cyber defenses of companies by performing artificial intelligence-supported security tests to find possible weak points in the system.

STATEMENT FROM ARTEX: THE PROJECT WILL NO LONGER BE UPDATE

When South Korea associated cyber attacks against some financial institutions with this artificial intelligence tool of Chinese origin, Artex this month admitted that it was abused by "malicious individuals" and blocked programmers' access to the source code.

In the statement made by the company, it stated that the use of Artex for cyber attacks was "completely contrary to the developer's intentions" and announced that the project would no longer be updated.