AI honeypots and decoy bots are wasting cybercriminals' time, Wired reports
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-10-12
Per Wired, defenders are deploying AI-powered honeypots and automated decoy bots that make cybercriminals waste time on fake targets, raising the cost of attacks — a concrete example of AI used for defensive security.
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