Ransomware attacks are becoming more automated, and AI could take that much further, according to cybersecurity company NCC Group's July 2026 threat intelligence report.
Unauthorized artificial intelligence tools and agents are creating security risks for organizations as AI adoption increases, according to cybersecurity company Sophos.
Microsoft has announced that it's redesigning Copilot, the company's all-encompassing AI assistant, so users can hand off complex tasks, build tools by describing what they need and assign work to an agent that keeps going after they log off.
Increasingly, cyber criminals are sharing AI prompts, jailbreak techniques, and access to existing models that can be incorporated into fraud and phishing operations, according the latest AI Threat Report from Flashpoint.