Crypto platforms — and investors — have long suffered from hacker attacks and exploits. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) is making that threat even worse.

That’s the view of Charles Guillemet, chief technology officer at crypto wallet provider Ledger, who said the economics of cybersecurity are breaking down as AI tools make it faster and cheaper to attack systems.

“Finding vulnerabilities and exploiting them becomes really, really easy,” Guillemet told CoinDesk in an interview. “The cost is going down to zero.”

His remarks come as crypto heists are in the headlines again. Just this week, Solana-based decentralized finance protocol Drift was exploited, with attackers draining $285 million worth of digital assets. It is one of the most…