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AI cyberattacks escalating due to a 20-year-old flaw
A 20-year-old technical flaw is being exploited to launch increasingly powerful AI-driven cyberattacks, according to reporting by Quartz. The aging vulnerability, combined with modern AI tools, is allowing attackers to scale and automate their operations. Security observers are discussing how legacy weaknesses in internet infrastructure remain a serious risk as attackers adopt AI capabilities.
Why now: Concerns are growing that AI is amplifying the impact of long-standing security vulnerabilities in cyberattacks.
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