AI is becoming an active cyber attacker: Check Point Research

Artificial Intelligence is becoming an active cyber attacker, moving from just assisting attacks to building malware, supporting intrusion operations, accelerating vulnerability discovery and participating in post-exploitation activities, according to a report by CheckPoint Research. “AI is increasingly enabling attackers to execute operations faster and at greater scale, significantly compressing the time between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation.”

It added that Anthropic’s Claude Code now carries out 80–90% of the tactical work across approximately 30 target organisations. This highlights that finding vulnerabilities is becoming more automated, requiring fast action.