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This Saturday, July 11th, AI is both the cyber attacker and the primary defense. Both HackerNoon and DigiCert report a surge in AI-driven cyberattacks, with 87% of companies facing one in the past year, and 78% experiencing an AI-related security incident. In a significant development, AI agents have uncovered critical vulnerabilities in widely used software. Cryptonews and Bitget confirm that the Ethereum Foundation's AI agents found a critical bug, CVE-2026-34219, in Ethereum's core codebase. This flaw allows an attacker to crash an Ethereum node with a single, specially designed message. Similarly, WIRED and The Cryptonomist detail how an AI-driven tool named VEGA discovered "GhostLock," a 15-year-old root bug in the Linux kernel, allowing any logged-in user to gain root access. Google paid Nebula Security over $92,000 for this find. Microsoft is leveraging AI to accelerate its own defenses. Digital Watch Observatory and Thurrott.com highlight Microsoft's use of AI to speed up vulnerability discovery, analysis, and remediation in Windows, aiming for faster fixes and updates. However, the rapid adoption of AI also presents new risks. AOL.com reports that 90% of security leaders are concerned about vulnerabilities in AI-generated code, with 67% of development teams now widely using AI coding assistants. Furthermore, Il Sole 24 ORE warns that AI is accelerating cyber threats to critical infrastructure, making essential public services more vulnerable. This means consumers and businesses face an escalating digital arms race, where AI-powered threats demand equally sophisticated AI-powered defenses, directly impacting the security of your online data and the services you rely on daily.