Cyber securityis getting serious. French TV station TV5Monde was close to being shut down for good in April 2015 when it was attacked by hackers using malicious software (malware) — and the threat is growing.

Dave Palmer, the director of technology at cyber security firm Darktrace, says artificial intelligence-powered malware is coming that will mimic real communications in order to embed itself before doing the most damage or the hacker holds the firm to ransom.

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