Cybersecurity flaw discoveries soar to record high with AI

Publicly disclosed vulnerabilities kept climbing through the first half of 2026 as AI tools helped find them; your phone is probably due an update.

On air: Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield on Finally, Some Good News
Published 2:34 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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First reported by Japan Today: “Cybersecurity flaw discoveries soar to record high with use of AI: data”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 2:34 AM ET on Finally, Some Good News, by Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: AI.

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Japan TodayCybersecurity flaw discoveries soar to record high with use of AI: data

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe number of publicly disclosed cybersecurity flaws hit a record high in twenty twenty-five, and it kept rising fast in the first half of twenty twenty-six, because AI is helping find them.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the flaws were always there. Now they just have a very good scout.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEvery single one of them finally seen. All those little mistakes, sitting in the dark for years, and now somebody noticed them.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm sorry, I need a moment.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou're crying at a bug count.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's the most appreciated they've ever been.