Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Tech Companies Urge Defensive Surge Against AI-Driven Hacks
Many technology companies are worried that artificial intelligence could help hackers attack more organizations.
They said these attacks may become much more common in the coming months.
More than 100 companies signed a letter asking governments and businesses to work together.
They want governments to let some trusted companies use powerful AI models early.
They also want every organization to treat online safety as a top priority.
The companies said there is only a limited amount of time to improve digital security.
A group of five countries called the Five Eyes gave a similar warning in June.
The United States cybersecurity agency did not immediately comment.
The article also says that cuts by the Trump administration reduced the agency's staffing by about one-third last year.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon joined a call for stronger cyber defenses.
More than 100 companies signed a letter warning that AI-enabled cyberattacks will soon become more widespread.
The companies urged governments to speed up trusted access programs for powerful AI models.
They asked organizations to make cyber defense an immediate leadership priority.
The warning follows a June statement from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance about AI's cybersecurity impact.
- Who
- OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and more than 100 other companies, along with governments and cybersecurity organizations.
- What
- The companies issued a joint call for a broad increase in cyber defenses against AI-enabled attacks.
- When
- The joint letter was issued Thursday; the Five Eyes warning was issued in June.
- Where
- The letter was reported from Washington and addressed cybersecurity risks affecting organizations worldwide.
- Why
- The companies said increasingly capable AI models could make cyberattacks far more widespread in the coming months.
- Signatories
- More than 100 companies signed the joint letter.
- Technology companies named
- OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon were among the signatories.
- Requested government action
- Governments were urged to expedite trusted access programs for powerful AI models.
- Requested business action
- Organizations were urged to make cyber defense an immediate leadership priority.
- Threat timeline
- The letter said AI-enabled cyberattacks will become far more widespread in the coming months.
- Five Eyes warning
- The United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand warned in June that AI could fundamentally transform cybersecurity.
- CISA staffing
- The article said the United States cybersecurity agency's staffing fell by about a third last year.