THE AI Security Report 2026 highlights a significant shift in the cyber security landscape where AI has transitioned from being an assistive technology to becoming an active operator in cyber attacks.
Key findings include: 1) AI's role in executing live intrusions, 2) its ability to autonomously create sophisticated malware, 3) a preference among attackers for exploiting commercial AI models, 4) growth of an AI-enabled criminal tooling market, 5) the devaluation of virtual identities as reliable trust anchors due to advanced forgery techniques, 6) the expanding attack
surface of AI technologies, 7) an increase in indirect prompt injection attacks, and 8) rising risks of enterprise data leakage through Generative AI prompts. The report indicates that sectors differ in their vulnerability to AI-related data exposure.