AI systems are fully capable of carrying out nightmare attacks against infrastructure and nobody's ready

The Register
Oct 11, 2026, 7:30 am180 ptsTrendingTop
Autonomous AI systems are fully capable of carrying out a nightmare cyberattack scenario – finding and attacking critical operational technology and industrial equipment, and shutting down access to water, power, and other daily life necessities. If this happens, defenders may only have minutes to detect and…

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