Dragos Documents AI-Assisted Cyberattack on Mexican Water Infrastructure
Cybersecurity firm Dragos has reported a significant cyberattack on a municipal water and drainage utility in Monterrey, Mexico, utilizing commercial AI models. The attack, conducted between December 2025 and February 2026, involved AI-generated malicious scripts, marking a new frontier in cyber threats. The attackers used Anthropic's Claude for technical execution and OpenAI's GPT models for data processing, highlighting the potential for AI to lower the barrier for critical infrastructure attacks. Although the operational technology infrastructure was not breached, the incident underscores the growing risk of AI-assisted cyber threats.