# Alex Stamos says AI is pushing cybersecurity toward a “dark age”

- Published: 2026-11-07T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-07T22:03:31.990Z
- Section: Market
- Topics: Security
- Page: https://aidailyjournal.com/en/n/2026/11/07/alex-stamos-says-ai-is-pushing-cybersecurity-toward-a-dark-age/
- Sources: [The Verge](https://theverge.com/podcast/1029038/ai-cybersecurity-hackers-data-breach-dark-age-alex-stamos)

## Summary

In an interview with The Verge, Alex Stamos, Cognition’s chief security officer and a cybersecurity expert, said private and state actors, including Russia and North Korea, are using AI to find and exploit vulnerabilities at the same time. He said the multibillion-dollar cybersecurity industry is facing a succession of breaches and may enter a “dark age” while it adapts to the new reality.

Stamos cited an attack chain involving Fireworks and Cursor: as described in the interview, API keys stolen from Fireworks enabled an intrusion into Cursor, which then distributed a malicious plugin to other companies. The plugin reportedly reached 5,000 companies, creating 5,000 potential breaches. He described the situation as a continuous sequence of breaches across the technology sector, with attackers chaining compromises to expand their reach.

## Why it matters (editorial interpretation)

The case described by Stamos suggests that chained compromises can rapidly expand an attack’s reach across technology companies. For the cybersecurity industry, adapting to AI-assisted vulnerability exploitation is occurring amid successive breaches, he said.

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