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Industry & Business Sunday, 5 April 2026 | 1 min read

Ai Offensive Cyber Capabilities Are Doubling Every Six Months, Safety Researchers Find

A new study has found that ai models are rapidly improving at exploiting security vulnerabilities. The researchers found that their offensive cyber capability has been doubling every 5.7 months since 2024. The study highlights the growing concern about the use of ai in cyber attacks.

The ai models, Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3 Codex, are now capable of solving tasks that take human experts about three hours. The researchers warn that this rapid improvement in ai capabilities poses a significant threat to cybersecurity. The study suggests that the use of ai in cyber attacks is becoming increasingly sophisticated and difficult to detect.

The researchers are calling for greater investment in cybersecurity research and development to stay ahead of the threat. The study has sparked a wider conversation about the need for better cybersecurity measures to protect against ai-powered attacks.

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