# Humans, not rogue AI, are still the biggest cybersecurity risk to energy systems

**Published:** September 20, 2026
**Author:** Justine Calma
**Source:** The Verge — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/humans-not-rogue-ai-are-still-the-biggest-cybersecurity-risk-to-energy-s

Before recent high-profile hacks raised the specter of AI possibly "killing all humans," our energy systems were already disturbingly vulnerable to cyberattack - and the risk is growing. "We were always prey. We were just kind of surviving at the appetite of our predators,"…

> From the original source: **The Verge — AI**
> [Read full article at The Verge — AI](https://www.theverge.com/science/997834/ai-cyberattack-energy-critical-infrastructure)

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