Criminal groups and state-linked actors appear to be using commercial models to refine and scale up attacks<ul><li><a href=”https://viewer.gutools.co.uk/business/live/2026/may/11/uk-economy-job-losses-iran-war-oil-pound-bonds-politics-starmer-live-updates”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>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. <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/11/ai-powered-hacking-industrial-scale-threat-three-months-google”>Continue reading…
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