See the Full Picture.
Published loading...Updated

Use of AI in sophisticated cyber-attacks increases - Pakistan Observer

  • Organizations experienced a nearly 50% rise in cyber-attacks over the last 12 months, with phishing as the predominant threat in 2024.
  • This increase is driven by cybercriminals leveraging AI to generate customized and continuously changing phishing emails that evade conventional security measures.
  • Deepfake and AI-driven phishing campaigns mimic internal communications with realistic tone, mutate in real time, and pose detection challenges even for skilled employees.
  • Reports show 49% of respondents faced phishing attacks, with AI enabling rapid attack evolution and Cofense tracking a malicious email every 42 seconds in 2024.
  • Experts recommend multi-layered AI-augmented defenses, continuous training, and post-delivery detection to counter sophisticated AI-powered threats and improve cyber resilience.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

18 Articles

All
Left
Center
Right
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

SecurityBrief Australia broke the news in on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)