Schneier on Security

AUGUST 13, 2021

The problem with spear phishing it that it takes time and creativity to create individualized enticing phishing emails. The real risk isn’t that AI-generated phishing emails are as good as human-generated ones, it’s that they can be generated at much greater scale. Defcon presentation and slides.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Governments should recognize electoral processes as critical infrastructure and enact laws to regulate the use of generative Artificial Intelligence. Artificial intelligence is undoubtedly a potent weapon in the hands of malicious actors who could exploit it to manipulate the outcome of elections.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In May, 2024, the FBI warned about the increasing threat of cybercriminals using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their scams. Phishers are using AI-based phishing attacks which have proven to raise the effectiveness of phishing campaigns. Use a password manager to autofill credentials only on trusted sites.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology functions in a manner that helps ease human life. Discussed below are the top five risks of artificial intelligence. When this data isn’t adequately safeguarded, it could be a ready target for hackers or cybercriminals, resulting in spear phishing attacks and data breaches.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 1, 2025

If the receiver were to scan the QR code, they would be sent to a phishing site. The other big type of scams are phishing emails, like we saw above. Use security software that blocks phishing domains and other scam sites. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Tax Services Team This is an automated message.

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Tech Republic Security

JUNE 22, 2020

Targeting the CEO and others in an organization, the attacks spotted by cybersecurity firm Darktrace were detected due to artificial intelligence.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 31, 2025

Karin Zilberstein, vice president of Product at cybersecurity company Guardio, says the platform consistently ranks among the top 10 most imitated companies in phishing schemes. The rise in artificial intelligence and advanced phishing methods has made it even harder.

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Security Through Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From traditional methods to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), malicious actors continually adapt and leverage emerging tools to exploit vulnerabilities. Phishing and the Internet Boom: With the rise of the internet, phishing became a prevalent social engineering tactic.

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Joseph Steinberg

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

There has likely not been a single hour during the last decade, for example, during which criminals did not carry out successful phishing-based attacks by exploiting the inherent lack of security within standard and ubiquitous email technology. And such issues are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to email security.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Phishing is one of the most common social engineering tactics cybercriminals use to target their victims. Cybersecurity experts are discussing a new trend in the cybercrime community called phishing-as-a-service. Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS). Ready-to-use phishing kits with all necessary attack items are available on the web.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 19, 2024

IRONSCALES has made generally available a phishing simulation tool that makes use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to enable cybersecurity teams to create as many as 2,000 simulations of a spear phishing attack in less than an hour.

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Tech Republic Security

JUNE 16, 2023

Threat intelligence firm Abnormal Software is seeing cybercriminals using generative AI to go phishing; the same technology is part of the defense. The post AI vs AI: Next front in phishing wars appeared first on TechRepublic.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2025

The report details how threat actors harness automation, artificial intelligence, and advanced social engineering to scale their operations. Their methods include using generative AI to create convincing phishing emails , fraudulent websites, and fictitious profiles designed to deceive and infiltrate organizational defenses.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace, and its impact on cybersecurity is no exception. Deepfake phishing, AI-generated malware, and automated spear-phishing campaigns are already on the rise.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 15, 2023

AI-generated phishing emails, including ones created by ChatGPT, present a potential new threat for security professionals, says Hoxhunt. The post Humans are still better at creating phishing emails than AI — for now appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 10, 2023

As we stand at the precipice of 2024, the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity looms large, with phishing attacks emerging as a focal point of concern. The integration of AI is poised to redefine the threat landscape, introducing unprecedented levels of complexity and stealth to these attacks.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Hacker Stephanie "Snow" Carruthers and her team found phishing emails written by security researchers saw a 3% better click rate than phishing emails written by ChatGPT.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

And yet, if artificial intelligence achieves what is called an agentic model in 2025, novel and boundless attacks could be within reach, as AI tools take on the roles of agents that independently discover vulnerabilities, steal logins, and pry into accounts. That could change in 2025.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 12, 2025

Category Awareness, Social Enginering Risk Level Phishing emails are getting harder to detect. What is phishing, and why is it such a big deal?" Phishing is one of the oldest tricks in the hacker playbook - but its also one of the most effective. Alright, but cant I just spot and delete phishing emails?"

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 7, 2025

One of the first things everyone predicted when artificial intelligence (AI) became more commonplace was that it would assist cybercriminals in making their phishing campaigns more effective. To this end the researchers developed and tested an AI-powered tool to automate spear phishing campaigns.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

A senior government official from UAE has alleged that the chat-based platform is being used by criminals to launch phishing and ransomware attacks. They are also using the platform to write phishing emails and launching them with a 63% suc-cess rate. If it is used for a good cause, then it can yield relative results and vice versa.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 6, 2024

Phishing attacks have been a prevalent cybersecurity threat for years, but with the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), threat actors are now able to create more sophisticated and convincing phishing campaigns.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 29, 2023

A new study from Abnormal found that 4.31% of phishing attacks mimicked Microsoft, far ahead of second most-spoofed brand PayPal.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

million phishing emails last year. The cyber security firm reported in its latest annual report that their researchers found more than 30.4

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Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 1, 2021

While some meal-kit-service-scam messages contain spelling and grammatical errors, the smishing message (smishing is phishing via text message) that I received did not suffer from such deficiencies; it appeared as well written as typical businesses correspondence.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 7, 2025

The cybersecurity landscape is evolving as attackers harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop advanced and evasive threats. AI-generated phishing emails, adaptive botnets, and automated reconnaissance tools are now common components of cybercriminal tactics.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new kind of investment scam that leverages a combination of social media malvertising, company-branded posts, and artificial intelligence (AI) powered video testimonials featuring famous personalities, ultimately leading to financial and data loss.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 6, 2023

While artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for decades, the introduction of ChatGPT in November. The post Generative AI is Making Phishing Attacks More Sophisticated… But You Can Remove the Bait with Passwordless Authentication appeared first on Axiad.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Conducting regular training sessions on recognizing phishing emails, avoiding suspicious downloads, and following cybersecurity protocols can build a resilient workforce. Artificial intelligence (AI) in threat detection : AI algorithms can analyze vast amounts of data to detect and respond to threats faster than traditional methods.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

SIM swapping involves phishing, tricking or bribing mobile phone company employees for credentials needed to redirect a target’s mobile phone number to a device the attackers control — allowing thieves to intercept incoming text messages and phone calls. .” banks, ISPs, and mobile phone providers.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Threat hunters say they’ve seen a concerted rise in the use of a phishing tactic designed to bypass traditional email defenses by subtly changing the prefixes (a.k.a. Threat hunters say they’ve seen a concerted rise in the use of a phishing tactic designed to bypass traditional email defenses by subtly changing the prefixes (a.k.a.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 12, 2025

Phishing is one of the most common and dangerous cyber threats facing organizations today. Even worse, cybercriminals now have more sophisticated tools at their disposal fueled by artificial intelligence (AI). What once required a team of attackers to conduct a spear-phishing attack can [.]

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 25, 2025

Microsoft is partnering with top firms to launch new AI security tools, boosting breach analysis, threat detection, and AI model protection across cloud platforms.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 9, 2024

In today's digital age, phishing has evolved into a sophisticated threat capable of deceiving even the most technically savvy individuals. No longer confined to suspicious emails, phishing now encompasses voice-based attacks (vishing), text-based scams (smishing) automated with phishing kits, and deepfake technologies.

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 1, 2023

In the wake of WormGPT, a ChatGPT clone trained on malware-focused data, a new generative artificial intelligence hacking tool called FraudGPT has emerged, and at least another one is under development that is allegedly based on Google's AI experiment, Bard. [.]

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 31, 2021

SlashNext today unfurled a SlashNext Email Detection and Response platform for Microsoft 365 that leverages artificial intelligence in the form of machine learning and computer vision algorithms coupled with natural language processing (NLP) to identify spear phishing, social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) attacks.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 6, 2024

From March 4-6, close to 1,700 people heard about cybersecurity matters and the two-edged sword that is artificial intelligence. We know what went on at security awareness training vendor KnowBe4’s seventh annual KB4-CON user conference in Florida. In this.

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