{
  "id": 572006,
  "title": "AI lowers barrier to sophisticated cyber attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ai-lowers-barrier-to-sophisticated-cyber-attacks",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-11T13:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ITWeb",
    "slug": "itweb",
    "url": "https://www.itweb.co.za/article/ai-lowers-barrier-to-sophisticated-cyber-attacks/raYAyqorG2xMJ38N"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The rapid adoption of AI is forcing companies to rethink traditional cyber security strategies, as the technology gives attackers new ways to scale, automate and adapt their operations.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}