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Google security executives warn that AI-powered cyberattack toolkits capable of automating end-to-end attacks are likely within the next 6-18 months. While criminals currently use AI for small tasks like phishing copy and data-stealing commands, experts fear these components will be chained together into exploit kits similar to Metasploit. Nation-state actors from China, Iran, and North Korea are already experimenting with AI for reconnaissance and C2 development. The threat could democratize sophisticated attacks, forcing defenders to redefine success by limiting attacker dwell time and damage rather than preventing breaches entirely.

AI-powered cyberattack kits are 'just a matter of time'