AI is getting better at hacking power and water systems, new research shows

AxiosOctober 21, 2026en

The world's most advanced AI models are suddenly capable of blueprinting cyberttacks on critical services like power grids and water systems with alarming success rates, according to new research . Why it matters: Critical infrastructure operators are running out of time. Top-tier frontier models are dangerously adept at mapping out attacks, new research from cybersecurity company Frenos shows, and it's only a matter of time before freely available AI models make such hacks easier to execute. "It's a clock that is moving faster than we've ever seen," Steve Swick, former top security executive at American Electric Power, told reporters during a briefing. Driving the news: Researchers at Freno

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