Hackers are getting faster: “Today, an AI can find a vulnerability in seconds”
Attackers steal pension funds or sensitive data from the online platform Ricardo, and in French supermarkets, refrigeration units are breaking down. AI is accelerating cybercrime. This raises the question: Where are our data actually still safe?
Cyberattacks are on the rise in Switzerland and Europe, with a new attack made public every day. Hackers have stolen data from various pension funds, including Publica and the City of Zurich's pension fund, and from online platform Ricardo, affecting 890,000 users. In France, hackers caused 150 supermarkets' refrigerated shelves to malfunction, while in Denmark, 8.8 million people's personal data was stolen from the population register.
Experts warn that the use of artificial intelligence is accelerating and changing the nature of cybercrime, making attacks faster, more precise, and harder to defend against.
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