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Polymorphic Phishing Attacks Flood Inboxes - Help Net Security
- Polymorphic phishing attacks flood inboxes in 2024 and 2025, using AI-crafted emails that dynamically change to bypass filters and deceive recipients.
- The rise of these attacks stems from threat actors employing AI, automation, and deepfake technology to create convincing, personalized scam emails.
- Attackers send emails from lookalike domains impersonating executives, often referencing real payment approvals and using fewer typos and suspicious phrasing to avoid detection.
- Reported malicious emails surged by up to 1,282% in some industries, with over 40 million scam reports and 214,000 scams removed as of March 2025.
- These attacks highlight persistent vulnerabilities in email security, especially for smaller organizations, signaling a need for new protection strategies beyond traditional filters.
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