Cybercriminals using AI to study victims, says NITDA

 Cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence to conduct thorough research on potential victims, the National Information Technology Development Agency has disclosed.

The agency noted that this enabled them to create personalised messages to effectively deceive victims into divulging sensitive information.

It revealed this in a recent advisory on the dangers of phishing.

It explained that phishing attacks involve manipulating individuals into opening an infected email attachment, clicking on a malicious link, or giving up sensitive.

NITDA stated, “These attacks may manifest as phishing emails, phone calls, or text messages, aiming to exploit individuals through manipulation. User account credentials are valuable targets for cybercriminals because they can be used to access personal and organisational networks. Email-based phishing attacks have become the most common way for attackers to obtain user credentials.”