Future Trends in Phishing: What to Expect in the Next Decade

Phishing is a clever criminal approach whereby people are deceived into providing personal details such as their login details or credit card numbers. Unfortunately, the word ‘phishing’ is derived from ‘fishing’, which underlines the fact that the attackers set hooks to lure targets into providing their details. Phishing delivery is the approach and technique that the attackers use to spread out the phishing attempts. This term explains how the ‘bait’ is delivered to the prospective targets. The nature of phishing delivery is that this type of attack evolves side by side with technology and new means of communication. Cyber criminals never cease to find ways to bypass security and take advantage of changing user patterns across different media platforms. This continuous shift and development of methods guarantee that phishing remains ever present and constantly evolving in the sphere of security threats.

Here are some anticipated trends in phishing delivery over the next decade, driven by rapid advancements in computing and technology:

1) AI and Machine Learning Lower Barriers for Large-Scale Phishing Attacks:

- AI has significantly lowered the entry barrier for malicious actors looking to execute phishing attacks. An attacker, regardless of technical expertise, can utilize open-source AI tools like ChatGPT to create convincing and personalized phishing messages in multiple languages.

- For instance, in 2021, researchers from Singapore's Government Technology Agency demonstrated this by using GPT-3 to generate phishing emails. These AI-generated emails outperformed those written by humans in a controlled experiment. They were....

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