Dirty Frag

Over 15,000 Companies Deploy AI Agents to Combat Cloud Cyberattacks

More than 15,000 companies are already using AI-powered information security services in public clouds to detect attacks in real time, triage alert streams, and address vulnerabilities faster than human teams can process thousands of notifications. Yandex Cloud's threat report for the first half of 2026 shows attackers moving away from stolen passwords toward exploiting vulnerabilities in public applications. Specific attempts observed in Russian clouds include the critical React2Shell flaw along with Linux kernel issues Copy Fail and Dirty Frag. Companies are handing routine tasks such as alert prioritization, incident data collection, and initial investigations to AI agents while keeping human oversight for critical vulnerability remediation. The report notes that retail has become the top attack target at 39 percent, followed by manufacturing at 29 percent, while the IT sector dropped to 20 percent. Modern defenses now require behavioral detectors, unified telemetry, and AI agents to match the accelerated pace of attacks.