Five Eyes Cybersecurity Agencies Warn of Accelerating AI-Enabled Cyber Threats

The 'Five Eyes' global cybersecurity agencies (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, and U.S.) have issued a joint warning that artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the cyber threat landscape. They argue that the timeline for disruptive AI-enabled cyber capabilities is now measured in months, not years, as frontier AI models accelerate the speed, scale, and sophistication of attacks. The agencies urged boards and executives to treat cybersecurity as a core business risk and take urgent action to reduce attack surfaces, accelerate patching, and strengthen identity controls.