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AI is both a cyber weapon and a massive target, CrowdStrike warns
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Security teams are facing 2.5 times more AI agent-triggered leads than manual ones, blurring the line between expected AI behavior and malicious activity. Attackers are also directly targeting AI infrastructure, using stolen credentials to force models into high-compute tasks that generate massive bills. The window for patching vulnerabilities is collapsing, as 88% of detected exploits were launched within 48 hours of a public proof-of-concept release.
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Threat actors are stealing LLM credentials to hijack models, with one campaign generating nearly 200,000 API requests in two minutes.
AI-driven security alerts now outnumber manual leads by 2.5 times, complicating threat hunting efforts.
Exploitation speeds have accelerated, with 88% of detected exploits launched within 48 hours of a public proof-of-concept release.
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