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AI brands as bait: How threat actors are using the AI hype in social engineering

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Threat actors are increasingly using AI-branded lures, such as ChatGPT and Claude, in social engineering campaigns to facilitate phishing, malvertising, and credential theft. This matters to developers and tech professionals as it signifies a new frontier in cybersecurity threats that exploit user interest in AI, requiring robust AI-powered security solutions and sophisticated threat detection mechanisms. An implication to watch is the potential for AI itself to be used to generate more convincing and adaptive social engineering attacks.

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