Phishing Just Became More Dangerous

What do you get when you combine phishing + AI + worm capabilities?  Trouble that moves fast! 

The latest social engineering attacks hijack victims email response messages to send trusted phishing to others as a means of rapidly spreading.

We have been expecting such attacker innovation in the social-engineering space for some time.  This very effective tactic is just one of many maneuvers that will emerge in the near future to increase phishing efficacy and speed.  I won’t give any details, as I don’t want to contribute to attacker innovation, but suffice it to say the protections around people must get better as the ability to target and manipulate them increases.

Interested in more? Follow me on LinkedIn, Medium, and Twitter (@Matt_Rosenquist) to hear insights, rants, and what is going on in cybersecurity.