Security News > 2024 > May > AI-driven phishing attacks deceive even the most aware users
AI-driven phishing attacks leverage AI tools to enhance the sophistication and effectiveness of phishing campaigns.
AI automates and personalizes various aspects of the attack process, making phishing even more challenging to detect.
This level of sophistication allows phishers to deceive even the most aware users.
What's more, GenAI can quickly create sophisticated phishing pages or extend its capabilities to generate malware and ransomware for secondary attacks.
The manufacturing industry also experienced a significant uptick in phishing attacks from 2022 to 2023, underscoring the growing awareness of the industry's vulnerability.
For this report, Zscaler ThreatLabz analyzed 2 billion blocked phishing transactions between January-December 2023, exploring various aspects including the top phishing attacks, targeted countries, hosting countries for phishing content, distribution of company types based on server IP addresses, and the top referrers linked to these phishing attacks.
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