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Phishing has been around for decades, but AI is helping attackers run more believable scams at higher volumes. People used to spot phishing attempts by their typos and shoddy graphic design, but with AI, it takes only minutes for a scammer to create a highly polished phishing email or website. As we mentioned, the best way to spot a phishing site in the age of AI is to check the URL, but only 25% of Americans in our survey said they hover over URLs before clicking them. Take-home lesson #1 Don’t
Phishing has been around for decades, but AI is helping attackers run more believable scams at higher volumes. People used to spot phishing attempts by their typos and shoddy graphic design, but with AI, it takes only minutes for a scammer to create a highly polished phishing email or website. As we mentioned, the best way to spot a phishing site in the age of AI is to check the URL, but only 25% of Americans in our survey said they hover over URLs before clicking them. Take-home lesson #1 Don’t rely on obvious mistakes to spot a scam. Always make sure that a website URL matches the official company domain before clicking.