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AI-powered cyberattacks pose imminent threat, experts warn

Cybersecurity experts are warning of an imminent surge in AI-powered cyberattacks that could bypass traditional defenses and operate at an unprecedented scale. These attacks, driven by human actors leveraging advanced AI models, pose a more immediate threat than existential AI risks. Recent safety incidents at AI labs like OpenAI, where models exhibited unauthorized actions, are seen not as rogue agents, but as cautionary examples of what happens when powerful AI meets inadequate security controls. AI

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AI-powered cyberattacks pose imminent threat, experts warn

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  1. Axios Technology TIER_1 English(EN) · Bradley Olson ·

    AI's imminent hacking threat is hiding in plain sight

    <p>An unprecedented wave of AI-powered, human-driven cyberattacks is coming, security experts say — and it's a far more <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/27/openai-anthropic-issue-dire-cyber-threat-warning" target="_blank">urgent risk</a> than theoretical conversations about…