ARTEX goes from pentesting tool to attacker staple in three months

Help Net Security reports multiple cybersecurity developments, including exploitation of SonicWall SSL-VPN CVE-2026-19868 to bypass SAML-enforced MFA, compromise of internet-exposed refrigeration controllers for spam and proxy services, rapid attacker adoption of the ARTEX penetration-testing tool, deepfake-enabled business email fraud, major bank theft via a service provider, and widespread infostealer-driven credential abuse. The most urgent item is the actively exploited SonicWall authentication flaw, while the refrigeration-controller campaign and credential theft demonstrate significantห?