India, Jan. 20 -- Moody's cyber outlook report has raised serious concerns that 2026 could witness a sharp escalation in cyberattacks, as increasingly tech-savvy cybercriminals deploy advanced tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to exploit growing systemic vulnerabilities across global infrastructure.

The report warns that AI-related threats such as model poisoning are likely to become more widespread and severe, particularly as organisations rush to adopt AI technologies without adequate safeguards. While defenders are incorporating AI into security systems, attackers are doing the same-using the technology to launch automated, adaptive assaults capable of rewriting their own code to evade detection.

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