AI Accelerates Cyberattacks Across the Kill Chain, Microsoft Warns
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Microsoft's Threat Intelligence report finds threat actors are using generative AI to speed up and scale cyberattacks across the entire lifecycle—drafting phishing emails, creating malware, developing infrastructure, and fabricating realistic identities for remote‑worker schemes—while defenders should strengthen identity, detect credential abuse, and secure AI systems; the trend is echoed by Google and Amazon.
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