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The Register · October 12, 2026 · On the brief until October 26, 2026

Imagine there's no Shiny Hunters – AI could make human hacking crews obsolete

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Discovering complex software flaws and assisting social engineering attacks

The FBI arrested another suspected member of the ShinyHunters group after a breach of agency systems. Meanwhile, an AI model discovered an exploited software flaw that human researchers likely would have missed. Defenders now face automated vulnerability discovery alongside cybercriminals who use AI kits to improve social engineering.

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Classes can debate whether AI bug discovery reduces the status of human hackers or merely shifts criminal effort toward social engineering.

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