August 20, 2026
- NSA, FBI and CISA say attackers are using AI to generate exploit scripts against Siemens S7-series PLCs, combining AI-assisted development with exploitation of known ICS vulnerabilities. Agencies stress this is "not a theoretical risk," and the framing matters for defenders: the interesting claim isn't novel capability but collapsed time-and-skill cost for attacking industrial controllers in energy, water, and manufacturing (The Record, BleepingComputer, The Register). · Critical Infrastructure & AI-Assisted Offense
in Feds Say AI-Written Exploit Code Is Already Hitting Siemens PLCs