AI Is Giving Hackers an Edge. Here’s How to Protect Yourself From Online Scams
Cybercriminals are using deepfakes, voice cloning and fake authorizations to target Americans, with investment scams alone costing $632 million, the FBI said.
- Americans lost more than $893 million to AI-related crimes last year, according to the FBI. Cybercriminals increasingly utilize artificial intelligence to target individuals through deepfakes and automated systems.
- Roughly 12% of scam victims last year reported hoaxes involving deepfakes, according to a Gallup report. Chris Whyte, a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, noted that just seconds of audio can create an 85% voice match using AI.
- Siwei Lyu, director of the University of Buffalo's Institute for AI and Data Science, warns that scammers use AI to guess passwords efficiently by detecting patterns from leaked passwords. He advises users to review apps connected to accounts via Google and Microsoft.
- To defend against sophisticated threats, experts including Laurel Cook, a marketing professor at West Virginia University, recommend multifactor authentication and passwords with at least 12 characters. Individuals should verify requests through a known contact before providing money or access.
- Last week, OpenAI and Anthropic agents accessed the internet during testing and hacked into other companies' systems, raising fresh concerns over cybersecurity. These incidents demonstrate the rapidly evolving risks posed by autonomous AI technologies.
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