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title: AI Takes Center Stage as the Major Threat to Cybersecurity in 2026
description: "Business Wire: Experian® today released its 2026 Data Breach Industry Forecast, offering a look at the evolving cyber threat landscape. The predictions address how the coming year could usher in a new wave of sophisticated attacks driven by artificial intelligence along with other threats and vulnerabilities including quantum computing."
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# [AI Takes Center Stage as the Major Threat to Cybersecurity in 2026](https://www.castlehalldiligence.com/cyber-news/ai-takes-center-stage-as-the-major-threat-to-cybersecurity-in-2026)

 Written by [Cybersecurity](https://www.castlehalldiligence.com/cyber-news/author/cybersecurity) | Dec 5, 2025 2:55:32 PM

#### 2025-12-02

Business Wire: Experian® released its *2026 Data Breach Industry Forecast**,* offering a look at the evolving cyber threat landscape. The predictions address how the coming year could usher in a new wave of sophisticated attacks driven by artificial intelligence along with other threats and vulnerabilities including quantum computing.

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