Cybersecurity experts and industry leaders are raising alarms about the increasing use of artificial intelligence in sophisticated cyberattacks. Attackers are leveraging AI to create more advanced and faster threats, including voice-cloning scams targeting elderly individuals by mimicking their grandchildren's voices using audio extracted from platforms like TikTok. These scams have been reported to trick victims into sending money for bail or medical expenses. Security specialists emphasize the importance of adopting heightened skepticism towards unsolicited communications to defend against AI-powered cyber threats. Discussions at recent cybersecurity summits highlight that combating these risks requires collective responsibility beyond IT departments, involving awareness and education for all users, especially vulnerable populations such as grandparents and parents. Key voices in this discourse include Cloudflare CIO Mike Hamilton, Accenture's Daniel Kendzior, Raiinmaker CEO J.D. Seraphine, and SecurityScorecard's SVP of Threat Research and Intelligence, Robert Sherstobitoff.
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In a @Forbes article, @security_score SVP of #Threat Research and Intelligence, @R_Sherstobitoff, shares how adopting a heightened sense of skepticism towards unsolicited communications can protect individuals against a new wave of #AI-powered #cyberattacks. Read more by @UKZak https://t.co/x5qg2OxhOn