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AI sharpens cat-and-mouse hacking battle as companies strengthen defences
Nearly 37,000 flaws were reported in the third quarter of 2026 as companies used AI tools to find and patch vulnerabilities faster.
- This week, hackers targeted European supermarkets by remotely raising refrigerator and freezer temperatures, forcing retailers to discard millions of dollars in spoiled food amid a wave of AI-accelerated cyber threats.
- Claroty researchers used widely available AI tools to reproduce refrigeration controller flaws in 28 minutes for six dollars, exemplifying how nearly 37,000 security flaws reported in Q3 2026 tripled from a year earlier.
- Dutch-Based grocer Ahold Delhaize faced two hacks in the past month, leading to more than $225 million in sales losses, while Ionos deploys AI-based monitoring around the clock to protect its seven million customers.
- Binance pledged increased investment in AI-enhanced detection after hackers stole $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency, as McKinsey projects the global cybersecurity market will grow from $223 billion in 2025 to $346 billion by 2029.
- Marnie Wilking, chief security officer at Booking.com, called cybersecurity "a never-ending game of cat and mouse, with very high stakes," while Kraft Heinz CEO Steve Cahillane said the threat grows "more important today than it was yesterday.
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AI sharpens cat-and-mouse hacking battle as companies strengthen defences
From hacked supermarket fridges and a record cryptocurrency theft at Binance to an emergency over flaws in widely used web software, companies worldwide are facing a wave of cyber threats executives say AI is accelerating and making more sophisticated.
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