AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says
2026-05-11 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Google's own threat intelligence team confirms that AI-powered hacking has escalated from 'nascent problem' to 'industrial-scale threat' in just three months. Criminal groups and state-linked actors are happily using commercial AI models to supercharge their attacks. Nothing says 'making the world a better place' quite like building tools that turbocharge cybercrime.