# 2026: The year of AI-assisted attacks

DevFeed: [2026: The year of AI-assisted attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/2026-the-year-of-ai-assisted-attacks-12853.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/2026-the-year-of-ai-assisted-attacks>)

Published: 2026-04-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Cybercrime](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybercrime.md>), [Hacking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hacking.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>), [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>), [Malware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/malware.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-assisted-attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-assisted-attacks.md>), [ai-containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-containers.md>), [axios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/axios.md>), [breach](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/breach.md>), [chainguard-for-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-for-ai.md>), [chatgpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chatgpt.md>), [claude-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude-code.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [cybercrime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybercrime.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>), [malicious-packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malicious-packages.md>), [malwhere](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malwhere.md>), [mythos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mythos.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [telnyx](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/telnyx.md>), [trivy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trivy.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that AI-assisted attacks became more capable and accessible in 2025. It describes how ChatGPT, Claude Code, and other LLM-backed systems enabled nontechnical individuals and lone actors to conduct attacks previously associated with skilled hackers or organized teams, while citing increases in malicious packages, cloud intrusions, and AI-generated phishing.

## Source excerpt

AI is lowering the barrier to cybercrime. Learn why attacks are rising fast, and how eliminating entire classes of supply chain risk is the only path forward.