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  "url": "https://www.itweb.co.za/article/ai-lowers-barrier-to-sophisticated-cyber-attacks/raYAyqorG2xMJ38N",
  "title": "AI lowers barrier to sophisticated cyber attacks",
  "summary": "The rapid adoption of AI is forcing companies to rethink traditional cyber security strategies, as the technology gives attackers new ways to scale, automate and adapt their operations.",
  "authors": null,
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "military-security",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-11T13:01:00.000Z",
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  "original_url": "https://www.itweb.co.za/article/ai-lowers-barrier-to-sophisticated-cyber-attacks/raYAyqorG2xMJ38N",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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