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Hot fridges, a fake nuclear alert and a $6bn heist: are we in the foothills of a hacking epidemic?
As AI exposes flaws in IT systems and geopolitics plays out on the cyber frontline, some experts say the events of recent weeks could soon be a common occurrence
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Alex Pearce was inspecting his London fruit and vegetable wholesale business on Monday when he observed something unusual, amid experts warning that AI‑exposed IT vulnerabilities and geopolitically driven cyber attacks could make recent hacking incidents—such as hot fridges, a fake nuclear alert and a $6 billion theft—more frequent.
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