The ScopeWeaver repository was created on Oct 2. The artex-ko repository was created on Oct 3 and later renamed artex-global. The earliest Japanese version dates from Oct 9. AhnLab recorded derivatives including ScopeWeaver, Tangora PTaaS, Horda, Meze, AegisLoop and Bob Research Labs.
Figures and definitions
| Korean version date | Repository created Oct 3; SBS Oct 7; CSA relay Oct 8 |
|---|---|
| Number of derivatives | AhnLab side says at least 50 clones and derivatives (fnnews, Oct 21) |
Sources (13)
- 2026-10-15 Vendor AhnLab ASEC Analysis of the Infrastructure of ARTEX, a Chinese AI Penetration Testing Tool #4 - The Birth of Copy Cat
- 2026-10-07 Media SBS News Korean Version of Financial Hacking Tool 'ARTEX' Emerges, Detection Rules Also Released
- 2026-10-10 Media CSA Labs ARTEX: Open-Source Agentic Pentest Tool Turned on Korean Banks
- 2026-10-13 Media Sentrix ARTEX 한국어판(artex-ko) 포크 1,600여 개, AI 자율 침투 탐지 규칙과 한계
- 2026-10-13 Media byteiota ARTEX: The AI Pentesting Tool That Robbed Seven Banks Is Closed Source. The Fork Is Already Live.
- 2026-10-18 Media explainx.ai ARTEX Global Edition fork
- 2026-10-21 Media humanhacker.ai "ARTEX"とは？AIで侵入テスト, 派生ツールでペネトレーションテスト以外にも用途が拡大
- 2026-10-06 Metadata Internet Archive jiwoochris/artex-ko (Wayback 快照)
- 2026-10-14 Metadata GitHub ARTEX — Global Edition (README, 经 GitHub API 读取)
- 2026-11-04 Metadata GitHub ScopeWeaver: English and Korean localization of ARTEX
- 2026-11-06 Metadata GitHub API jiwoochris/artex-global (GitHub API)
- 2026-11-06 Metadata GitHub API kumama-nui/artex-ja (GitHub API)
- 2026-11-06 Metadata GitHub API GitHub API: 英文本地化仓库