- AI lowers the barrier for entry into cybercrime
- Deepfakes and fake sites take minutes to support
- Users need to be careful
Sophisticated scam campaigns that used to take cyber criminals to create can now emerge in minutes, warns Microsoft. The difference? Generative artificial intelligence (Genai).
The tools that emerged a few years ago, including Chatgpt, Copilot, Midjourney and many others, have not only cut down on time needed to prepare a sophisticated internet -scam, they have also lowered the barrier to entry that even allows rookie fraudsters to prepare and run advanced campaigns.
In the latest report by Cyber Signals about AI -assisted scams, Microsoft said cyber criminals use Genai for more than “just” phishing -e -email copy. They create Deepfakes (usually false videos of celebrities that support a project), and create AI-Generated “Sham Websites” that mimic legitimate companies.
Phishing and fraud
“What used to take scammers days or weeks to create will now take minutes,” warned Microsoft.
But at the end of the day, this is still “just” phishing and fraud – people can mitigate the risk of taking it slowly on the Internet. Microsoft says the best thing to do is not to be tricked with “limited time” agreements and countdown stimers, clicking on verified ads (many scams spread through AI-optimized social media ads) and to be skeptical of social evidence (scammers can use AI-Generated reviews, influencer additions and testimony to exploit confidence in the social media of social media. for social media).
Finally, users should never provide personal or financial information to people who reach out via unsolicited SMS or E -mail messages. “You should never specify a social security number, bank information or passwords to a non -verified employer,” it said.
Paying for a job opportunity is almost always a red flag. The best advice is usually the simplest: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Artificial intelligence will make internet fraud even more dangerous, but with a little common sense and a little care – it doesn’t have to be successful.
