Escalation of AI-Enabled Cyber Operations (2026) (infosecurity-magazine.com)

• LLMs used for hyper-personalized phishing at scale
• Adversary 'breakout time' reduced via AI automation
• Critical infrastructure increasingly targeted by state actors

"The CrowdStrike Global Threat Report highlights a massive surge in AI-powered cyber-attacks. Adversaries are leveraging large language models to increase the efficiency of social engineering and technical exploitation. This trend underscores a pivotal shift in the digital arms race, necessitating a rapid European response in defensive AI and sovereign procurement."