Media: the number of attacks using AI increased fivefold in the quarter
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In the third quarter of 2026, the number of attacks using artificial intelligence increased fivefold compared to the second quarter and reached 1.7 million, increasing the share of such attacks in the total volume of threats from 1.1% to 5.6%, according to a study by Positive Technologies, confirmed by BI.ZONE and Cloud.ru.
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The article reports an increase in cyber attacks using artificial intelligence in the third quarter of 2026, according to research by Positive Technologies, confirmed by representatives of BI.ZONE and Cloud.ru.
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The number of attacks using artificial intelligence in the third quarter of 2026 increased fivefold compared to the second quarter.
In the third quarter of 2026, the number of responses to suspicious requests related to neural networks increased by 65% compared to the second quarter.
The largest jump in activity with signs of the use of neural networks occurred in August, when the number of events increased by 3.8 times compared to July.
MOSCOW, October 12 - RIA Novosti. The number of attacks using artificial intelligence (AI) in the third quarter of this year increased five times compared to the second; in the total volume of threats, the share of such attacks increased to 5.6%, the Vedomosti newspaper writes, citing a study by Positive Technologies and representatives of BI.ZONE and Cloud.ru.
“In the third quarter of 2026, the number of intrusion attempts using artificial intelligence (AI) increased approximately fivefold compared to the second quarter of 2026 and reached 1.7 million. As a result, the share of attacks using AI in the total volume of threats increased from 1.1 to 5.6%,” the newspaper writes, citing a study by Positive Technologies.
It is noted that in the third quarter of 2026, the number of responses to suspicious requests related to the use of neural networks increased by 65% compared to the previous quarter of the year. In total, the protection systems recorded 31 million such alarms.
The increase in the growth of AI attacks was confirmed to the Vedomosti newspaper and representatives of BI.ZONE and Cloud.ru.
According to a study by Positive Technologies, the most noticeable jump in activity with signs of the use of neural networks occurred in August: the number of events increased by 3.8 times compared to July. In September, the figure decreased slightly, but remained almost three times higher than in July, the publication adds.
Open Questions
- What specific industries or organizations have become the main targets of AI attacks?
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