AI is 'both the weapon and the target' in latest wave of cyberattacks
Attackers are also targeting organizations' AI infrastructure and poisoning popular software packages to compromise their users."AI is both the weapon and the target," CrowdStrike counter adversary division senior VP Adam Meyers told reporters. In one campaign, CrowdStrike documented a token thief sending about 200,000 API requests in just two minutes. Vulnerabilities are weaponized through the use of AI CrowdStrike senior VP Adam Meyers This included a supply-chain attack in January and February targeting cryptocurrency and blockchain companies.
- ▪Attackers are also targeting organizations' AI infrastructure and poisoning popular software packages to compromise their users."AI is both the weapon and the target," CrowdStrike counter adversary division senior VP Adam Meyers told report
- ▪In one campaign, CrowdStrike documented a token thief sending about 200,000 API requests in just two minutes.
- ▪Vulnerabilities are weaponized through the use of AI CrowdStrike senior VP Adam Meyers This included a supply-chain attack in January and February targeting cryptocurrency and blockchain companies.
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