# Alex Stamos says AI has upended cybersecurity and warns of a dark age

> Original title: AI broke the cybersecurity world. What’s next?

- Source: The Verge · AI
- Published: 2026-11-07T15:00:00.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/cdr905qh0ywcsgaypx5zbuiea
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/1029038/ai-cybersecurity-hackers-data-breach-dark-age-alex-stamos

## Summary

Alex Stamos, chief security officer at Cognition, says AI now lets attackers automate most of the cyber kill chain, citing breaches of AI companies and a chain of hacks that began with Fireworks. He argues the cybersecurity industry is overdue for change, that defenders need cheaper options, and that the field is entering a dark age before it can adapt.