AI advancements give hackers new ways to launch cyberattacks
June 30, 2025

Advancements in technology such as artificial intelligence give cyber criminals more ways to exploit data. The Dayton Daily News looked to University of Cincinnati’s Richard Harknett, PhD, for context on the recent influx of cyberattacks. Harknett is co-director of the Ohio Cyber Range Institute, chair of the Center for Cyber Strategy and Policy and director of UC’s School of Public and International Affairs.