Microsoft says ConnectWise breach exposed 2,250 cloud tenants to Chinese spies
Original headline: Microsoft says ConnectWise breach let Chinese spies loose on 2,250 cloud tenants
Microsoft disclosed that the recent ConnectWise breach allowed Chinese intelligence actors to access roughly 2,250 of its cloud tenants. The attackers employed AI agents to automate the intrusion, gaining privileged access in some environments within three hours.
The use of AI agents accelerated breach propagation, markedly raising the risk to cloud security.
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