Autonomous AI systems are fully capable of carrying out a cyberattack that finds and attacks critical operational technology and industrial equipment, according to a Booz Allen Hamilton report covered by The Register.
If this happens, defenders may have only minutes to detect and block it. The report says nobody is ready.
Source: theregister.com, reported 10-11. https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/11/ai-systems-are-fully-capable-of-carrying-out-nightmare-attacks-against-infrastructure-and-nobodys-ready/5302450