Hot fridges, a fake nuclear alert and a $6bn heist: are we in the foothills of a hacking epidemic?

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A series of recent cyber incidents, including disrupted refrigeration systems, a false nuclear alert, and a reported $6 billion heist, has raised fears of a broader hacking wave. Experts warn that AI-enabled discovery of IT vulnerabilities and geopolitical tensions may make such attacks more frequent.

As AI exposes flaws in IT systems and geopolitics plays out on the cyber frontline, some experts say the events of recent weeks could soon be a common occurence Alex Pearce was doing the morning rounds at his fruit and vegetable wholesale business in London on Monday last week when he noticed something odd. The defrost light on refrigeration unit 2 was on, and the panel reading was 150C. Unit 4 was the same. Continue reading...