Will AI Make WannaCry-Style Cyberattacks More Lethal?
ohlennart · x · 2026-07-07
@ohlennart reshared a discussion by @kamilelukosiute: In 2017, the WannaCry and NotPetya worms caused roughly $11 billion in damages in under a day, prompting the question of whether AI will make such cyberattacks even more deadly.
This falls under the risk category of AI-enabled cyberattacks, focusing on AI's potential amplifying effect in offensive security.
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