AI Drives Doubling of Vulnerability Disclosures

Google Threat Intelligence Group reports monthly vulnerability disclosures doubled from 5,045 in January 2026 to 10,740 in August 2026, while in-the-wild exploitation rose from 10.5 to 18 per month. High-Risk flaws surged 167 percent, driven by TOTOLINK router and Oracle, Linux kernel advisories. GTIG urges threat-intelligence-driven triage over mass patching.