AI-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/11/ai-powered-hacking-industrial-scale-threat-three-months-google

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etherphon@piefed.world · 5 pts · 123d
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aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 123d

rayyy@piefed.social · 3 pts · 124d (6 replies)

Powerful things invented for good always end up being used for bad ends.

Tiresia@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 123d (4 replies)

When were LLMs invented for good?

Also how about vaccines? Hand soap? Photography? Water purification plants? Solar panels?

TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 123d

I like you.

Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 123d

I mean it's good that boomer Cynthia in accounting can use it to make excel formulas. Obviously that's like the tiniest fraction of effect AI is having nowadays, but there's definitely a good use case.

ironeagl@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 123d

Vaccines - if your troops / people are vaccinated against something, but the enemy isn't...

akwd169@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 123d

Grandma put hand soap in my mouth for swearing too much

Just teasing though I fully agree with you

winnovate438@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 123d

this is why we can't have nice things