Article 6J381 AI will make scam emails look genuine, UK cybersecurity agency warns

AI will make scam emails look genuine, UK cybersecurity agency warns

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Dan Milmo Global technology editor and Alex Hern
from Technology | The Guardian on (#6J381)

NCSC says generative AI tools will soon allow amateur cybercriminals to launch sophisticated phishing attacks

Artificial intelligence will make it difficult to spot whether emails are genuine or sent by scammers and malicious actors, including messages that ask computer users to reset their passwords, the UK's cybersecurity agency has warned.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said people would struggle to identify phishing messages - where users are tricked into handing over passwords or personal details - due to the sophistication of AI tools.

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