KELA says AI is becoming both weapon and target in cyberattacks

Unite.AI reports that KELA's 2026 Mid-Year AI Threat Landscape Report finds artificial intelligence is no longer only helping cybercriminals work faster. The report says AI is becoming both a weapon used in attacks and a target for attackers. It adds threat-intelligence evidence to the broader agent and model-security discussion.

Key details: KELA's report covers the 2026 mid-year AI threat landscape, The report says AI is being used by attackers and targeted by them, The focus is on sophisticated cybercrime and model-enabled attacks.

Why it matters: Attackers and defenders are both reorganizing around AI, making threat intelligence a core part of model-risk coverage.