# AI sharpens cat-and-mouse hacking battle as companies strengthen defences

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ai-sharpens-cat-and-mouse-hacking-battle-as-companies-strengthen-defences/
- Published: 2026-11-05T06:08:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T07:26:59+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/ai-sharpens-cat-and-mouse-hacking-battle-companies-strengthen-defences-6526661
- Topics: AI, Cybersecurity, Technology, World

## Key points

- AI is accelerating cyber threats and helping companies defend themselves.
- Nearly 37,000 flaws were reported in the third quarter of 2026.
- Supermarket refrigeration attacks affected stores in 12 European countries.

## Summary

Cyberattacks are arriving more frequently and becoming harder to manage, with executives saying AI is accelerating the threat. Recent attacks on supermarket refrigeration systems, alongside major software vulnerabilities and cryptocurrency theft, have forced companies to patch systems urgently and invest in AI-based defences.

Nearly 37,000 software and system flaws were reported in the third quarter of 2026, three times the figure a year earlier. Supermarket attacks affected stores across 12 European countries, while Ahold Delhaize said an earlier hack caused more than €200 million in lost sales; researchers later recreated weaknesses in refrigeration controls using AI tools for $6 in 28 minutes.

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