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AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says
UK NewsBusinessTechnology•May 11, 2026 at 3:43 PMNational

AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says

By Aisha Down and Dan Milmo•The Guardian - UK News

Criminal groups and state-linked actors appear to be using commercial models to refine and scale up attacksBusiness live – latest updatesIn just three months, AI-powered hacking has gone from a nascent problem to an industrial-scale threat, according to a report from Google.The findings from Google’s threat intelligence group add to an intensifying, global discussion about how the newest AI models are extremely adept at coding – and becoming extremely powerful tools for exploiting vulnerabilities in a broad array of software systems. Continue reading...

Criminal groups and state-linked actors appear to be using commercial models to refine and scale up attacks

In just three months, AI-powered hacking has gone from a nascent problem to an industrial-scale threat, according to a report from Google.

The findings from Google’s threat intelligence group add to an intensifying, global discussion about how the newest AI models are extremely adept at coding – and becoming extremely powerful tools for exploiting vulnerabilities in a broad array of software systems.

Continue reading...

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