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AI tools now help phishing gangs create highly realistic fake websites.
1Password warns users when they paste passwords into fake sites.
Pairing this tool with multi-factor authentication boosts protection.
Businesses may struggle to achieve much benefit from artificial intelligence, but criminal gangs have figured out how to transform AI into online gold. Thanks to readily available tools, it's become easier than ever to build a realistic-looking fake website with sophisticated graphic design and use it in a high-volume phishing campaign.
That's the conclusion of some recent research conducted by the developers of 1Password, who surveyed 2,000 American adults to discover how prevalent phishing attacks are. The results are sobering: 89% of Americans have encountered a phishing scam, and 61% have actually handed over their credentials to a phishing attack at least once.
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To deal with the threat, 1Password has added a new feature to its popular password management app and service. The phishing protection feature inserts a crucial sanity check into the login process -- and that extra check might be enough to prevent a distracted user from accidentally falling for an artfully constructed fraudulent website.
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