AI Phishing

In short: AI phishing uses artificial intelligence to make phishing more convincing and to adapt it at scale.

In more detail: Language models write error-free, personal messages in any language. Voices can be cloned from a few seconds of audio, videos faked as deepfakes.

In Depth

Consequences

The old warning signs (bad grammar, odd salutation) often disappear. Calls and video calls can seem “real”.

Protection

Rely on procedures instead of gut feeling: call back via a known number, a code word in the family, approval of payments by a fixed process, MFA or passkeys. See vishing, AI.

See also: Phishing, Vishing, AI, Social Engineering