Here’s How AI Agents Can Protect EV Chargers
An AI agent system proposed by researchers in Spain promises to prevent energy theft and damage to EV chargers, as well as the critical energy infrastructure that powers them.
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Fernanda GonzálezGearJun 13, 2026 2:30 AMHere’s How AI Agents Can Protect EV ChargersAn AI agent system proposed by researchers in Spain promises to prevent energy theft and damage to EV chargers, as well as the critical energy infrastructure that powers them.Photograph: Alejandro Martinez Velez/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe number of electric vehicles on roads around the world continues to grow. The boom in EV adoption has driven the development of accessible, fast, and efficient charging infrastructure.However, this expansion also brings with it new cybersecurity risks that have been not been widely studied, and for which there are still few viable solutions.Cristina Alcaraz, an infrastructure-security researcher at Spain’s…
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