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Generative AI has rewritten the rules of cyberattacks.

Tools like FraudGPT, GhostGPT, and DeepSeek are now in the hands of threat actors—enabling them to craft highly targeted, evasive, and scalable email-based threats. These tools are no longer theoretical. They are operational—and growing more capable every day.

We no longer have phishing, BEC, or ransomware. Now we have:

- Phishing to the power of AI
- Ransomware to the power of AI
- BEC to the power of AI
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Attacks are Evolving - To the Power of AI

AI is transforming cyber threats across three dimensions—scale, precision, and variance—each one making attacks more dangerous and harder to detect.

This doesn't just mean more attacks. It means we need to prepare for better attacks—built to bypass legacy defenses and exploit human trust.

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Scale

Thousands of unique emails, campaigns, and variations generated in seconds.

Language barriers and regional limitations? Gone.

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Precision

Attacks are customized with accurate context. Real names, real brands, real business terms, and legitimate business processes boost engagement and thwart employee training

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Variance

Tone, urgency, format, and payloads shift continuously.

Each version is different. Each version is evasive.

How AI Supercharges Each Threat Type

Business Email Compromise

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Scale


FraudGPT and DeepSeek enable campaigns that scale across departments, companies, and geos.

Precision


Imitates real business interactions—vendors, customers, or colleagues—not just executives.

Variance


Variants adjust messaging slightly per target—evading keyword-based and behavior-based detection.

Ransomware and Malware

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Scale

Auto-generates evasive malware wrappers at scale to increase infection opportunities.

Precision

Payload delivery mimics internal communication with real branding and context.

Variance

Code and payloads vary per instance—using techniques like dead code insertion and HTML smuggling.


Phishing

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Scale

Automated creation of vast numbers of emails and phishing pages, tailored by region or role.

Precision

AI-crafted emails that mimic company tone, roles, and local context with personalized CTA and links.

Variance

Dynamically alters structure, tone, and urgency to evade filters and increase engagement.

Learn More About How AI is Transforming the Email Threat Landscape

See our findings and analysis of real-world AI-powered email attacks, and how Inception Cyber NACETM stops them when other technologies can't.

See What AI-Powered Attacks Your Tools are Missing

Whether you're looking to add defense in depth, replace a legacy secure email gateway, or just see whether employee behavior-based tools are actually as good as they promise, we welcome every chance to go head-to-head with the previous generations of email security.

See what AI threats are slipping through your defenses with our free assessment.

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Inception Cyber Neural Analysis and Correlation Engine (NACETM) : Leading the next generation of threat prevention in an AI-driven world