AI Emerges as Central Driver of Cybersecurity Threats in Entertainment Industry
Kaspersky's report reveals AI as a core factor in emerging cybersecurity threats threatening entertainment platforms, urging enhanced security measures to combat risks in ticketing, VFX, content delivery, and gaming.
- • Kaspersky identifies AI as a central element driving new cybersecurity risks in entertainment.
- • Five key AI-driven threats include ticketing bot wars, VFX chain vulnerabilities, CDN attacks, gaming content abuses, and regulatory challenges.
- • AI helps attackers analyze infrastructure and create malicious content, while defenders use it for anomaly detection.
- • Recommended security measures include mapping AI use, strengthening VFX supplier security, reviewing CDN setups, and auditing AI in gaming services.
Key details
Kaspersky's latest Security Bulletin highlights the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the evolving cybersecurity landscape for the entertainment industry by 2026. AI is reshaping how consumers engage with entertainment—from ticket purchases and content consumption to gaming—while simultaneously empowering cybercriminals to undertake sophisticated attacks.
Anna Larkina, a web content analysis expert at Kaspersky, stated, "AI is the thread that connects most emerging risks," noting that while it enhances anomaly detection for defenders, it equally aids attackers in modeling markets, analyzing infrastructure, and generating convincing malicious content.
The report identifies five critical AI-driven threats: (1) Ticketing systems facing a race between dynamic pricing algorithms and bots, enabling resellers to manipulate pricing in real time; (2) Vulnerabilities within VFX and creative supply chains due to democratized advanced CGI on cloud AI platforms, risking content theft before release; (3) Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) as prime targets, with AI assisting attackers in mapping infrastructures, exploiting weak credentials, and injecting malicious code; (4) Persistent content generation abuses within gaming communities, where AI is jailbreaked to create prohibited content and expose personal data; and (5) Anticipated regulatory changes demanding greater transparency on AI-generated content and clarity on copyright consent.
To counter these risks, Kaspersky recommends comprehensive strategies such as mapping AI applications across ticketing and production, reinforcing security among VFX suppliers, reviewing CDN architectures, and conducting regular audits of AI deployment within gaming and fan services.
As digital entertainment continues to expand in interactivity and user engagement, ensuring robust AI-aware cybersecurity measures is crucial to safeguard industry assets and consumer trust.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
