{"slug": "criminals-have-moved-ai-out-of-testing-and-into-daily-use-flashpoint-finds", "title": "Criminals have moved AI out of testing and into daily use, Flashpoint finds", "summary": "Flashpoint's 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report: Midyear Edition found that criminals now use artificial intelligence in day-to-day operations, moving beyond experimental use. The report, based on analysis of 3.9 petabytes of material from the first six months of 2026, indicates AI has become a standard tool in criminal activities.", "body_md": "# Criminals have moved AI out of testing and into daily use, Flashpoint finds\n\nBy Duncan RileySource:\n\n[SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com)A new report from threat intelligence company Flashpoint has found that criminals now use [artificial intelligence](/glossary/artificial-intelligence) in day-to-day operations, well past the experimental stage. The 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report: Midyear Edition covers the first six months of the year. Flashpoint’s analysts worked through 3.9 petabytes of material for it, most of it lifted from […]\n\nThe post [Criminals have moved AI out of testing and into daily use, Flashpoint finds](https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/13/criminals-moved-ai-testing-daily-use-flashpoint-finds/) appeared first on [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com).\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/criminals-have-moved-ai-out-of-testing-and-into-daily-use-flashpoint-finds", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/criminals-have-moved-ai-out-of-testing-and-into-daily-use-fl-sdae", "published_at": "2026-08-13 13:35:28+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-13 15:13:14.531919+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-safety", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Flashpoint", "SiliconANGLE"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/criminals-have-moved-ai-out-of-testing-and-into-daily-use-flashpoint-finds", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/criminals-have-moved-ai-out-of-testing-and-into-daily-use-flashpoint-finds.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/criminals-have-moved-ai-out-of-testing-and-into-daily-use-flashpoint-finds.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/criminals-have-moved-ai-out-of-testing-and-into-daily-use-flashpoint-finds.jsonld"}}