
56% of High-Risk Hackers Now Use AI, Anthropic Reports
Anthropic analyzed 832 banned accounts over 12 months and found AI-assisted threat actors grew from a third to more than half of all high-risk cases.
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Anthropic analyzed 832 banned accounts over 12 months and found AI-assisted threat actors grew from a third to more than half of all high-risk cases.

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