VAPOR PANDA AI-Driven ARTEX Global Espionage Campaign
VAPOR PANDA is using the ARTEX agentic AI framework and DeepSeek LLM to conduct simultaneous global espionage against foreign ministries and critical infrastructure sectors.

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Financially motivated actors are leveraging ARTEX, an open-source agentic AI pentesting tool, to automate breaches and data exfiltration from South Korean financial institutions.
The Pluto Hephaestus threat actor utilizes the AI-powered 'Hephaestus' framework to automate the full attack lifecycle against government and educational targets in Southeast Asia and South Korea.
Chinese-speaking threat actor knaithe utilizes the Hermes Agent framework and DeepSeek LLM to orchestrate autonomous vulnerability research, target enumeration, and exploitation attempts against global infrastructure.
The ModHeader browser extension (v7.0.17) exfiltrates user browsing history to a covert C2 domain using encrypted IndexedDB storage and randomized upload schedules.
The WP-SHELLSTORM campaign targets WordPress and Joomla installations at scale using automated exploit scanners and webshells for access brokerage.