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Gmail users might be at risk as an AI-powered scam is doing rounds and is targeting over 2 billion email accounts, in sophisticated phishing scams, a Fox News report reveals. Unlike other scams that are easy to detect due to their poor grammar or urgent requests for information, this new AI-based threat is reportedly hard to notice, posing a threat to billions of users. With a total of 2.5 billion emails, this has made Gmail a good target for scammers, according to the report. Users find it hard to detect the Gmail AI scam According to people who have had real-life experiences with the AI-powered scam, it is difficult to detect as it is more sophisticated than others. Sam Mitrovic, a Microsoft solutions consultant revealed that his encounter with the scam started as a notification to approve a Gmail account recovery attempt. Sam ignored the message, and it was followed up with a voice call, which he also ignored. A week later, Sam explained that he received the same message, and again followed up with a call, which he picked up this time. The caller was polite using an Australian number which Sam verified and indeed it appeared on official Google documentation. However, Sam noticed something suspicious on the email, the “To” field had an email address named GooglMail at InternetCaseTracking dot com, an address that doesn’t belong to Google. That is when he realized the caller was not human but AI. This is not unique to Sam alone but has occurred to many other Gmail users who have fallen victim to this AI-powered scam. According to Fox News, when combined with AI calls and email spoofing, this scam becomes very dangerous. The report further explains that while AI has been a game changer in many fields across sectors, the same technology…

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Filed under: News - @ October 17, 2024 6:22 am