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AI Is Both Target and Tool for Threat Actors

Summary by Cyber Security News11 Nov 2026, 01:00 CET

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Summary Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled attacks are accelerating, with AI as both a target and a force multiplier. Of the 103 AI-enabled incidents analyzed for this report, most involve AI accelerating familiar attack types (supply-chain compromise, phishing, extortion) and making them more convincing. The use of AI is evident throughout the attack lifecycle, though full automation remains rare.

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