AI-Powered Phishing: Why Is Your Inbox the New Attack Surface?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been an enabler for many businesses, automating key tasks. However, at the same time, it has become a tool that cyber attackers use to personalize social engineering and launch attacks. Using AI-powered phishing scams, cybercriminals are targeting users’ financial information through advanced pattern detection. They use deepfake phishing scams to mimic real-life human voices and execute social engineering practices efficiently. To avoid such a scenario, enterprises and businesses need an AI email security strategy. Using AI, enterprises and companies across various industries can not only mitigate threats but also help secure user data. But first, companies need to understand, What is AI phishing? How does it work? Why are emails the primary target? What strategies do they need for email security? This article provides all the answers you need if you are an enterprise, small business, or a startup looking to secure your systems from AI-powered phishing attacks. Let’s get started with the basics first. What Is AI-Phishing? AI-phishing is a phishing technique where cyber attackers use LLMs, deepfake technology, and models like WormGPT to create cyberattacks. Using such technologies, cyber attackers can create social engineering messages that convince users to click on links that appear […]