In this article AI as an enabler for cyberattacks Post-compromise misuse of AI Emerging trends Mitigation guidance for AI-enabled threats Microsoft Defender detections Threat actors are operationalizing AI along the cyberattack lifecycle to accelerate tradecraft, abusing both intended model capabilities and jailbreaking techniques to bypass safeguards and perform malicious activity. As…
AI as tradecraft: How threat actors operationalize AI
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March 6, 2026
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Microsoft Threat Intelligence
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