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AI is making phishing emails far more convincing with fewer typos and better formatting: Here's how to stay safe


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  • Experts warn AI-written phishing emails look polished and bypass traditional email filters
  • Polymorphic attacks shift constantly to evade detection in real time
  • Business email compromise scams now mimic executives with near-perfect formatting

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Artificial Intelligence is changing the face of cybercrime, and phishing is one area where it's hitting the hardest.

New data from security firm Cofense has warned AI-powered phishing campaigns are not only more frequent but also far more convincing than ever before.

These emails are cleaner, more polished, and tailored to fool even more cautious users, and with generative AI tools now accessible to nearly anyone, threat actors are scaling their operations at a rate that many businesses simply can’t keep up with.

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