Earlier this week, a Forbes article by Davey Winder, published strong warnings from both Google and the FBI about 'AI-powered phishing attacks'.

Phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending emails or other messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

From Google: Never respond to requests for private information, be that by way of email, text message, or a phone call.

From the FBI: Don’t click on anything in an unsolicited email or text message."

Here is an excerpt from the Forbes article:

Advice For Mitigating Attacks

“You might receive an email that appears to be from a legitimate business and is asking you to update or verify your personal information by replying to the email or visiting a website,” the FBI warned, adding that, as is often the case with AI-created attacks, “The email may be convincing enough to get you to take the action requested.” The FBI’s advice for all users is simple: Don’t click on anything in an unsolicited email or text message.

Warmenhoven recommended that users regularly monitor accounts and services for signs of data exposure, make use of a password manager to autofill passwords as these won’t input your credentials on suspicious websites.

Read the entire article from Forbes.

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