What if I told you that most of the cyberattacks happening right now aren’t being run by people at all, but by artificial intelligence?
That’s the reality of where we are today.
According to new research, 80% of ransomware attacks are now powered by AI. That’s four out of every five.
And it’s not just ransomware. AI is increasingly being used to:
- Create more convincing phishing emails (messages designed to trick you into clicking a link or handing over sensitive details)
- Crack passwords at lightning speed
- Bypass CAPTCHAs (those little puzzles you solve online to prove you’re human)
- Generate fake customer service calls using deepfakes (AI-generated audio or video that mimics a real person’s voice or face)
- So why does this matter for SMBs?