Cyber attacks

Self-replicating AI: Is your fridge a cybersecurity risk?

DW15 October 2026, 18:52 UTCFrance

Anthropic researchers warn that AI worms could soon target connected household devices and spread from one device to another. Cyberattacks on French supermarkets illustrate just how vulnerable such systems can be.

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