Rise in AI technology sparks 20% increase in cyberattacks on critical infrastructure 

Irish cybersecurity firm Smarttech247 warned that AI is enabling cybercriminals to execute more sophisticated and harder-to-detect attacks, posing significant risks to essential services

The company also detected a 73% increase in hacking attempts that bypass multi-factor authentication, using ‘Adversary-in-The-Middle’ attacks

The rapid advancement of AI has fuelled a 20% jump in hacking attempts targeting critical infrastructure, such as energy grid, utility, healthcare and educational organisations over the past year. 

Irish cybersecurity firm Smarttech247 has warned that AI is enabling cybercriminals to execute more sophisticated and harder-to-detect attacks, posing significant risks to essential services worldwide.