Artificial intelligence is the focus of Experian’s annual breach forecasts because of its enabling capabilities.
Michael Bruemmer, vice president of global data breach resolution at an information services company, said that while ransomware and supply chain breaches dominated 2024, he expects that AI-related cyber incidents “will make headlines in 2025”.
AI is being adopted in one way or another by the majority of businesses, but research has shown that the capabilities and dangers of AI are not fully understood by executives. Bruemmer said AI was used in some way in three-quarters of the hacks, leading Experian to name AI in four of the five predictions in its report. Data breach industry forecast.
Data centers have been the target of cyberattacks, and the ability to manage them has increased with the increase in the use of generative AI. Experian said ChatGPT uses 10 times more electricity than a standard Google search, representing a new attack surface for hackers looking to disrupt a nation-state’s cloud infrastructure by attacking its energy needs.
The younger generation could lead the way. AI-savvy teens and twenty-somethings will continue to be drawn to the cyber-disruption industry through online gaming and social media.
“Don’t underestimate the seriousness of this situation,” Bruemmer said, adding that the average age of a person arrested for cybercrime is 19.
But don’t count employees, who have always been a source of internal cyber risk. Training employees in AI can also lead to an increased insider threat from someone taking advantage of the new knowledge and training in the event of fraud or disruption.
AI-based fraud is already making a defensive measure obsolete. The protection offered by encryption is losing ground in the face of the growing sophistication of AI-based fraud. Experian predicts that criminals will soon be able to create indistinguishable proof of life documents. The firm recommends that government agencies use dynamic identification to replace driver’s licenses and Social Security cards.
The only prospect that doesn’t necessarily have to do with AI is the potential increase in hacker attacks. Experian said that “the lines between predators and prey in the digital world are increasingly blurred.”
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