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Major tech companies call for defensive surge to defeat AI-driven hacks

More than 100 companies urged governments and industry to accelerate cyber defenses as AI-enabled attacks are expected to spread in coming months.

  • On Thursday, OpenAI, Microsoft, and more than 100 other companies issued a joint letter urging businesses and governments to "act decisively" to bolster cyber defenses against artificial intelligence threats.
  • The letter warned that "In the coming months, AI-enabled cyberattacks will become far more widespread," as rogue elements increasingly deploy large language models to break into organizations worldwide.
  • Signatories urged organizations to "raise the security bar" by upgrading systems and utilizing frontier models, while calling on governments to fund defenses for essential critical infrastructure like hospitals.
  • The group of 116 entities, including CrowdStrike, IBM, and Mastercard, proposed a "collective response" to mobilize new partnerships and share "threat intelligence and tested playbooks" across industries.
  • Cybersecurity companies like CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks have seen values surge as businesses prioritize security, reflecting a shift toward integrating AI-driven defense platforms like Microsoft's Perception.
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In an open letter, tech giants predict "much more widespread and sophisticated" attacks in "the coming months" and call on each organization to make cyberdefense "an immediate priority" for its leaders.

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BBC News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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