AI is 'both the weapon and the target' in latest wave of cyberattacks | SpinGraph: Arms-race framing
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AI is 'both the weapon and the target' in latest wave of cyberattacks - The Register
AI security, cyberattacks, adversarial AI
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AI models and infrastructure are now actively weaponized by attackers to automate or enhance cyber operations. At the same time, AI systems themselves — including training data, models, and APIs — are under direct attack for sabotage, theft, or manipulation. This dual role signals an escalation in cyber conflict where AI is no longer just a defensive tool but a central battleground.
Emphasizes urgency and inevitability while minimizing agency, specificity, and evidence of scale; deflects attention from design choices, governance gaps, or vendor accountability in AI system vulnerabilities.
AI security as an emergent arms race requiring immediate adaptation — not a solvable engineering challenge with known mitigations.
AI is now both a weapon and a target in cyberattacks, marking a new phase in digital warfare.
No attribution to specific threat actors, campaigns, or forensic reports; No distinction between theoretical attack vectors and observed incidents; No mention of open-source vs. proprietary AI system exposure differences
It combines the authority of a tech-news brand with a compact, alliterative phrase ('weapon and target') and the urgency of 'latest wave' to create a sense of momentum — making the conceptual risk feel empirically grounded and operationally urgent, despite zero supporting evidence or definable scope.
AI is 'both the weapon and the target' in latest wave of cyberattacks
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