Increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. The 2.5 billion Gmail users must be attentive to new Phishing attacks that will probably reach anyone thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), according to an FBI alert, transmitted by Forbes.
In fact, according to a recent Hoxhunt report, Phishing attacks, that is, the sending of emails or SMS messages under false pretexts encouraging users to click on a fraudulent link and share personal data, capable of avoiding safety filters Since then it has jumped 49% since 2022. Gmail’s messaging is often the objective of these attacks.
“Easier than furniture assembly in the kit”
Specifically, criminals now use AI to customize their campaigns and adapt their emails to brand codes. As the FBI points out, criminals can, for example, pretend to be Google’s assistance service, sending an email with the company’s logo and impeccable syntax.
Worse, for $ 5, illegal platforms, Dopadas in AI, even allow criminals to generate fraudulent sites in a few clicks. They just have to send an email to their victims and encourage them to click on the malicious link, and voila.
Never click the links
These platforms are remarkably capable of generating short and customizable links that seem to come from reliable sources and that adopt the name of domain of real companies. As a result, the illusion is perfect, the user does not suspect anything and clicks on the link. And this is where the trap closes. Criminals have access to user personal information. You can resell or extract money directly to him.
Given this threat, the FBI recommends being particularly prudent. “I could receive an email that seems to come from a legitimate company and that asks you to update or verify your personal information responding to the email or visiting a site” underlines the FBI, and adds that, as this is often the case with the Attacks created by AI, “email can be convincing enough to encourage you to click.”
Therefore, the US agency never advises clicking on attachments in unre requested emails. Users should also avoid entering confidential information about disacopters and activating two factors authentication.
Source: BFM TV
