Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise
TechCrunch Zack Whittaker
Chinese state-aligned hackers used stolen ConnectWise cloud backup credentials to access thousands of customers’ Microsoft-hosted environments and read emails and files. Microsoft said the attackers hit about 2,250 organizations, reaching almost 3,000 attempted sign-ins per minute. ConnectWise paused access to its cloud backup service and worked on restoring it, while defenders faced faster intrusions enabled by AI agents and ARTEX.
Why it matters
Microsoft points the blame for ConnectWise's breach at a China-aligned hacker, which relied on AI agents to rapidly hack into thousands of its customers.
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