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# AI Drops the Cost of Corporate Breaches by 99% in Five Months
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/ai-drops-the-cost-of-corporate-breaches-by-99-in-five-months/
- Published: 2026-11-07T00:17:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-07T00:17:12.000Z
- Description: The economics of network infiltration have inverted—what cost $9,000 in August now costs $90. Security threats have moved from specialized, well-funded operations to script-kiddie territory.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-connected, cybersecurity, ai-driven threats, infrastructure vulnerability

Source: [Tomasz Tunguz](https://tomtunguz.com/a-90-dollar-key-into-your-companys-secrets/?ref=adjacent.media)

The economics of network infiltration have inverted—what cost $9,000 in August now costs $90\. Security threats have moved from specialized, well-funded operations to script-kiddie territory. Corporate security budgets, built on multi-year cycles and legacy assumptions about attack costs, now defend against threats deployable by anyone with a credit card and basic technical literacy. An asymmetry follows: defenders operate on quarterly reviews and procurement timelines while attackers operate at the speed of AI iteration. The traditional budget arms race is obsolete.