As companies push to overhaul operations with AI, cyber attackers are also accelerating their own AI-driven shift. Hackers are moving beyond using AI to build ransomware tools, using it to search breached networks and expand access. Microsoft and other reports describe AI agents automating attacks and changing credentials to maintain persistence. Executives and security experts warn AI is amplifying vulnerabilities and could trigger a wave of incident disclosures in coming weeks and months.

U.S. President Donald Trump did not use the terms “cryptocurrency” or “digital assets” at a White House cybercrime roundtable focused on large-scale online fraud and the government’s response. He instead referred to fraud-linked assets as “cybercurrency,” while other participants also avoided the industry’s common terms. The meeting drew renewed attention to conflict-of-interest controversy surrounding crypto businesses involving Trump and his family, and to continued enforcement actions tied to foreign-linked fraud and money laundering.