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The new era of AI-powered cybercrime

Monday · 12 min · Episode 1527 · 11.9 MB
0:00-12:28

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Hacking has been on the rise around the world. In 2025, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 1 million complaints of cybercrime, a record high in the US. Hackers are always getting more creative, and now they have a new tool at their disposal: AI. 

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