Supercharged scams

📰 MIT Technology Review

Learn how scammers are using generative AI to create sophisticated phishing emails and how to protect yourself

intermediate Published 21 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Identify suspicious emails by looking for generic greetings and lack of personalization
  2. Use AI-powered email filters to automatically detect and flag potential scams
  3. Configure your email settings to require authentication from senders
  4. Report phishing attempts to your email provider
  5. Stay informed about the latest AI-powered scam tactics
Who Needs to Know This

Security teams and individuals who use email regularly can benefit from understanding the new threats posed by AI-generated scams

Key Insight

💡 Scammers are using large language models to produce realistic and targeted phishing emails

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Key Takeaways

Learn how scammers are using generative AI to create sophisticated phishing emails and how to protect yourself

Full Article

When ChatGPT was released to the public in late 2022, it opened people’s eyes to how easily generative AI could churn out vast amounts of human-seeming text from simple prompts. This quickly caught the attention of criminals, who soon began using large language models to produce malicious emails—both the untargeted spam kind and more sophisticated,…
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