Treasury Secretary Bessent warns Americans about AI-driven bank account hacks as threats rapidly evolve

Americans should be concerned about AI-driven bank account hacks, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Sunday, pointing to growing risks as artificial intelligence tools rapidly evolve and expose new vulnerabilities in financial systems.

"The U.S. government has gotten involved. The AI companies are working with us," Bessent said on "Sunday Morning Futures."

"What we had in the past month was a step change in the power of one large language model, but we're going to see it from...