The Hacker News: 2026 Is the Year of AI-Assisted Attacks — Exploits Arriving Before Patches

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Citing Mandiant's M-Trends 2026 report, The Hacker News reports that 28.3% of CVEs are now exploited within 24 hours of disclosure, with AI-powered reconnaissance and exploit generation compressing the attacker advantage window. The piece frames 2026 as a structural inflection where AI-assisted attacks outpace human-speed patching cycles, making automated defense mandatory.