Experts warn hackers could shut down entire power grids by hijacking cloud accounts
THE SO WHAT
If AI training loads can destabilize grids, then compromised cloud accounts become an energy weapon, not just a data breach. Any org running large training jobs should be coordinating with cloud providers and facilities on rate limiting, anomaly detection, and grid-aware scheduling — not treating power as an infinite, abstract input.
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