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AI-Driven Hackers Breach 600 Firewalls Worldwide

2/21/2026

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  • Hackers breached over 600 firewalls in 55 countries over the past five weeks using commercial AI tools.
  • They exploited weak security, including simple sign-in credentials, to set up ransomware.
  • Amazon.com Inc. described the effort as an 'AI-powered assembly line for cybercrime' enabling less skilled hackers to operate at scale, per CJ Moses of Amazon.
  • Amazon warns AI-driven threats will increase in volume and sophistication.