Cybersecurity experts: Old threats growing more dangerous in the age of AI
Cybersecurity experts: Old threats growing more dangerous in the age of AI
Publish Date: 2026-06-23 18:52:00
Source Domain: foxbaltimore.com
(TNND) — A new alert from the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing alliance, including the U.S., warns governments, businesses and other organizations about fast-moving, supercharged cybersecurity threats driven by artificial intelligence.
The alert also urges organizations to fight fire with fire, deploying AI to fight off cyberattacks.
The alliance, which includes Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K., said governments and businesses must act swiftly to stay ahead of the AI threat.
“Frontier AI models are anticipated to exceed current industry expectations, fundamentally transforming both offensive and defensive cyber capabilities,” the joint statement released Monday reads. “The timeline is not years, it is months.”
Cybersecurity expert Demetrice Rogers, who teaches at Tulane University, said the “Five Eyes” statement wasn’t breaking news. Security experts are already aware of the threats laid out by the agencies. But Rogers said it’s a valuable reminder that AI amplifies existing cybersecurity risks.
C. Jordan Howell, a criminologist and cybersecurity expert who teaches at the University of South Florida, similarly said that security professionals have been discussing AI-enabled cyber threats for some time.
“What is different is that the threat is becoming more operational, more scalable, and harder for non-specialists to fully understand,” Howell said via email.
Both Rogers and Howell said AI isn’t creating new categories of cyber threats. Rather, the powerful new technology is arming bad actors with more efficient and believable attacks.
“Phishing messages become more polished. Social engineering becomes more personalized. Malware development and vulnerability discovery can become faster. Fraud attempts can be adapted to specific victims with less effort,” Howell said. “In that sense, AI lowers the barrier to entry for less sophisticated offenders while also giving more capable actors a force multiplier.”
The “Five Eyes” alert…
