Fact check: Reuters report claims that "the rise of generative artificial intelligence has made it an attractive tool for bad actors, with its low entry barrier ensuring broad accessibility, leading to an increase in global cyberattacks."
Is there any evidence that AI has led to an increase in online attacks?
Surely it's made convincing-sounding phishing emails across multiple languages easier to create, and would obviously facilitate BEC and CEO fraud attacks via asynchronous communications.
But has it really caused "an increase in global cyberattacks*"?
https://www.reuters.com/technology/sentinelone-forecasts-annual-revenue-below-wall-street-estimates-2025-03-12/
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