Cybersecurity News by Jose Bolanos MD

Cybersecurity News by Jose Bolanos MD

100a. When AI Becomes the Hacker

Why crypto security now fails at identity, not encryption.

Jan 14, 2026
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1. AI Agents: A New Class of Autonomous Attackers

In 2025, cybersecurity researchers confirmed a turning point: AI agents are no longer just analytical tools—they are autonomous attackers. Advanced models are now capable of independently discovering vulnerabilities, writing exploit logic, and simulating theft against blockchain protocols without human direction. This marks a structural shift in cyber risk, where attacks scale at machine speed rather than human pace.

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