SlashNext: ChatGPT Led to a 1,265% Jump in Phishing Attacks

In the first months after OpenAI in November 2022 released its ChatGPT chatbot, security researchers warned that the wildly popular generative AI technology could be used by cybercriminals for their nefarious efforts, including phishing and business email compromise (BEC) campaigns. In January, threat intelligence researchers with cybersecurity firm WithSecure listed phishing emails as one of..

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