Former X-Force hackers chase the offensive cyber gold rush
In May 2024, Thompson told The Register how X-Force used AI to break into a semiconductor manufacturer's network in eight hours. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); The pair subsequently created Offensive AI Con, an invitation-only research event whose second edition is scheduled for early October. According to the startup, its customers already include a major bank, a securities exchange operator, a large US healthcare company, and a leading AI lab."We're focused on preparing these Fortune 500 organizations to better simulate this nation-state level of attack," Thompson said.
- ▪In May 2024, Thompson told The Register how X-Force used AI to break into a semiconductor manufacturer's network in eight hours.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); The pair subsequently created Offensive AI Con, an invitation-only research event whose second edition is scheduled for early October.
- ▪According to the startup, its customers already include a major bank, a securities exchange operator, a large US healthcare company, and a leading AI lab."We're focused on preparing these Fortune 500 organizations to better simulate this na
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| Publication time | Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0200 |
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