By the midpoint of 2025, the U.S. was on track to set a new yearly record in the number of reported data breaches.That’s according to data compiled by the Identity Theft Resource Center.One reason is the proliferation of artificial intelligence, which has made the work of criminal hackers easier, cheaper and scalable.What does that mean for the rest of us?Cooper Katz McKim dove deep into the world of AI-supercharged crime for NPR’s daily economics podcast The Indicator, and introduces us to what he’s found.Listen to the Indicator’s Vice Week<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/06/nx-s1-5561881/fighting-ai-with-ai"target="_blank" >Fighting AI with AI</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/07/nx-s1-5563884/whats-supercharging-data-breaches"target="_blank" >What’s supercharging data breaches?</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/08/nx-s1-5553663/when-cartels-start-to-diversify"target="_blank" >When cartels start to diversify</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/09/nx-s1-5562031/how-ai-might-mess-with-financial-markets"target="_blank" >How AI might mess with financial markets</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/10/nx-s1-5567929/scam-compounds-sewing-patterns-and-stolen-dimes"target="_blank" >Scam compounds, sewing patterns and stolen dimes</a>For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at<a href="http://plus.npr.org"target="_blank" > plus.npr.org</a>. Email us at <a href="mailto:considerthis@npr.org"target="_blank" >considerthis@npr.org</a>.This episode was produced by Connor Donevan. It was edited by Kate Concannon and Patrick Jarenwattananon. It features additional reporting by Darien Woods. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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