AI Boosts Spearphishing Losses and African Cybercrime Scale
AI is amplifying traditional attacks rather than creating new ones, driving sharp cost increases.
- Spearphishing dominance: Now triggers 85% of...

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AI is amplifying traditional attacks rather than creating new ones, driving sharp cost increases.
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