Phase 0: breakins to all (php/python/etc,)
Phase 1: the closure, companies close down sites, all banks down
Phase 2: the reopen- but to only the correct* sites
Phase 3: the viruses
Phase 4: the re-shutdown
Phase 5: use of physical currency / fax machines only.
We are just getting to Phase 0. By end of 2026 most things will be broken into. By 2027 most banks will be offline.
I'm not on the optimistic side regarding AI but I just don't see this happening.
I work in security and while things are grim, it's not even close to this.