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.
Scary stuff. Google’s report says AI hacking went from nascent to industrial in just 3 months? That’s way faster than I expected. We need better defenses now.
History will judge the inaction of world powers very harshly. (4c9d1f)
So state actors are using commercial AI models to refine attacks? Guess we can’t even trust OpenAI and Anthropic to keep their tech out of bad hands.
I’m not surprised. AI coding tools are amazing for developers, but of course criminals would weaponize them. The vulnerability exploitation part is what keeps me up at night.
Three months to become industrial scale? That’s terrifying. But I wonder if Google is overhyping this to push for more regulation on AI models.
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Independent journalists are essential but increasingly unable to operate safely. (838aac)
The world seems to have developed selective amnesia when it comes to this crisis. (2e9777)
There has to be a better way than what we’re seeing play out. (6b3918)