Ask HN: Speculate About a Hypothetical Cyber Exploit That Would Leverage AI
burnerToBetOut Monday, January 12, 2026It seems kinda inevitable. Some modern-day equivalent of the latter-day Kevin Mitnick is bound to be out there somewhere. Wouldn't you think?
I was trying to imagine…
• What sort of AI-related exploit is more likely to be one of the first?
• What might be the nature of a cyberattack the black hat vibe coders might be vibing up for us?
Of course, I hope I'm wrong. I hope that all the MCP servers or whatever and the other AI network infrastructure is as secure as we're told they are.
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