Phishing at Scale: How AIs Write Psychologically Tailored Phishing Emails
Validated facts
ETH Zurich researchers (ACM CCS / IEEE S&P). Studied AI-generated spear-phishing emails against human subjects. AI emails achieved nearly identical click rates to professional pentesters — at zero cost.
In plain language
The personal con artist from a can: Gone are the days of 'Hello dear Sir, I am prince from Nigeria with 100 spelling errors'. The AI writes like your own colleague.
Security relevance & practical tip
Consumers can no longer spot phishing by grammar mistakes; technical signatures and sender checks become mandatory.
Primary source / reference
- ETH Zürich Security Report