{"id":241,"date":"2025-02-27T08:01:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T08:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/?p=4293835"},"modified":"2025-02-27T08:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T08:01:22","slug":"crowdstrike-security-report-generative-ai-powers-social-engineering-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tecnoartesanos.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/crowdstrike-security-report-generative-ai-powers-social-engineering-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"CrowdStrike Security Report: Generative AI Powers Social Engineering Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Phishing was no longer as common in 2024 as before, according to CrowdStrike\u2019s 2025 Global Threat Report. Threat actors trend toward accessing legitimate accounts through social engineering techniques like voice phishing (vishing), callback phishing, and help desk social engineering attacks.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re well within the era of what cybersecurity technology CrowdStrike called \u201cthe enterprising adversary,\u201d with malware-as-a-service and criminal ecosystems replacing the old-fashioned image of the lone threat actor. Attackers are also using legitimate remote management and monitoring tools where they might once have chosen malware.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Threat actors take advantage of generative AI<\/span><\/h2>\n

Threat actors are using generative AI to craft phishing emails<\/a> and carry out other social engineering attacks. CrowdStrike found threat actors using generative AI to:<\/p>\n