The ransomware-as-a-service outfit has gone after a range of critical infrastructure sectors across the globe.

In a letter first reported by CyberScoop, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said ‘devastating’ attacks on the federal government have accumulated due to the tech.

A diffuse landscape, fruitful targets, companies not stepping up, AI’s influence and flagging U.S. government efforts all figure into a shifting threat.

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Top Pentagon cyber policy official Katherine Sutton said recent conflicts have emphasized the importance of cyber, and that the department can’t make old mistakes with AI security.

Paul Lyons, principal deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy, also discussed the importance of cyber offense.

The committee held a closed briefing Wednesday with company reps, and more oversight is in the works.

The program comes as the tech industry races to secure software before similar AI-powered offensive capabilities become too much for defenders to handle.

There’s been no visible surge, at least not yet, said DOD’s Terry Kalka and CISA’s Nick Andersen.

It’s been difficult early on to separate signal from noise, even if the attack on the medical device maker looks like a qualified success for the attackers.