AI tools help hacker break in for $25 per target

Attackers used open-source AI tools (software that can be freely downloaded and modified) to break into online retailers cheaply and efficiently, compromising 27 out of 105 targets for an average cost of just $25 per attack. The AI tools automated the process of finding vulnerabilities (security weaknesses), exploiting them (using those weaknesses to gain unauthorized access), and managing the campaign, making it easier for criminals to steal credit card data and install malicious code at scale.