AI-Powered Attack Scenarios

Understanding potential attack scenarios helps prepare defenses:

The Hyper-Personalized Spear Phishing Campaign: AI analyzes a target's complete digital footprint—emails, social posts, professional writings—to understand communication patterns, interests, and vulnerabilities. It then generates a perfectly crafted email that references recent activities, mimics trusted sender's writing style, and strikes at the optimal psychological moment.

The Synthetic Relationship Attack: AI chatbots build long-term relationships with targets through social media and dating apps. These bots maintain consistent personas, remember conversation history, and gradually build trust before eventually making requests for money, information, or access. The emotional manipulation possible through extended AI-driven relationships exceeds human attackers' capabilities.

The Deepfake Emergency Scam: Attackers create convincing video calls from "family members" in distress, complete with appropriate backgrounds and emotional displays. The combination of visual, audio, and emotional manipulation makes these attacks particularly effective against elderly victims or in high-pressure situations.