BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Hackers harnessing AI to exploit security flaws faster than ever
De:       Mike Powell
Data:     Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:20:33 -0500
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Hackers are harnessing AI to exploit security flaws faster than ever

By Sead Fadilpa?i? published yesterday

As AI gets integrated, attacks speed up, IBM finds

    IBM X-Force 2026 report claims 44% rise in attacks on public-facing apps
    Vulnerability exploitation drove 40% of incidents, while ransomware
operators up nearly 50%
    GenAI lowers barrier for low-skilled actors, speeding attacks on supply
chains and SaaS integrations

Hackers are getting faster and growing more successful at exploiting
vulnerabilities, all thanks to deeper integration of Gen AI tools into everyday
operations, experts have warned.

The 2026 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index report listed a few rather
worrying statistics about the state of enterprise security, claiming a 44%
increase in cyber-attacks exploiting public-facing applications (including
websites and ecommerce portals, email services, online banking apps, APIs, and
similar) compared to the year before.

These attacks are driven by an increase in vulnerability exploitation which, as
per IBM, is to blame for 40% of all cyber-incidents observed in 2025. At the
same time, the number of active ransomware operators increased by almost 50%,
while the number of publicly disclosed attacks grew by 12%.

Reassessing traditional security assumptions

"Attackers aren't reinventing playbooks, they're speeding them up with AI,"
said Mark Hughes, global managing partner for cybersecurity services at IBM.
"The core issue is the same: businesses are overwhelmed by software
vulnerabilities. The difference now is speed."

These days, threat actors are primarily targeting large supply chains and
third-party partners, IBM added, saying that the number of incidents against
these entities increased by almost four times in half a decade.  Software,
deployment environments, SaaS integrations, and CI/CD automation in development
workflows seem to be the number one targets in these attacks.

Discussing how AI fits in this narrative, IBM says it primarily lowers the
barrier to entry, making even low-skilled ransomware actors a huge threat.
Small groups, with limited resources, can use AI to automate parts of their
operations, becoming faster and more disruptive.

Looking ahead, IBM expects miscreants to start using AI for research, data
analysis, and attack path refinements, all in real-time.

Via Infosecurity Magazine -
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/app-exploits-surge-ai-speeds/


https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/hackers-are-harnessing-ai-to-exploit-sec
urity-flaws-faster-than-ever

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