Study Bitdefender: Artificial intelligence, increasingly used as an attack weapon by hackers

Zona IT by Contributors 19 August 2026, 10:56 EEST machine translated AI Security

Almost six out of ten organizations have been the target of artificial intelligence-assisted social engineering (AI) attacks in the last 12 months, according to a global study by Bitdefender. According to the data, 59% of respondents have experienced such an incident, and AI-based threats are now among the most serious risks with…

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