The Dark Side of AI: How Cybercriminals Are Leveraging Machine Learning for Attacks in Multi-Cloud Hosted Applications

Cybersecurity was brought to the next level by introducing the applications of AI and ML into the practice. However, hackers still use and abuse the same technologies when executing the hacks, especially those in the multi-cloud extension. This paper focuses on how emerging cyber threats like adversarial machine learning, deep fake phishing, and bot-like malware are evading conventional protection measures. It also explores some of the weaknesses in multi-cloud systems that make them prone to AI-generated hacking attacks. Drawing from real-life scenarios and essential trends of the present times, this paper establishes the importance of strong AI protection measures and preventive measures against AI-themed cyber criminality.