Urgent Security Alert: Watch Out for AI-Powered Phishing in Your Inbox!
A New Threat to UK Individuals & Micro Businesses: Cyber criminals are now using sophisticated methods to trick you, even leveraging Artificial Intelligence features you might trust, like email summaries in platforms like Gmail (powered by Google's Gemini AI).
How it Works (The Trick): Attackers embed invisible commands within normal-looking emails. When an AI summarises that email, it reads all the content including the hidden malicious instructions. The AI then innocently generates a summary that contains fake security alerts, fraudulent phone numbers, or deceptive links, making it look like a legitimate warning from a service you trust (like Google).
Why This Is Dangerous: This new approach bypasses traditional spam filters and exploits your trust in AI generated content. The AI's perfectly worded deception makes these scams incredibly hard to spot.
Immediate Action You MUST Take:
Verify Everything Independently: If an email summary (or any unexpected message) tells you your account is compromised, or asks you to call a number/click a link for security reasons:
DO NOT click any links or call any numbers provided in the summary/email.
Instead, open a new browser window, type the official website address yourself (e.g.,
google.com,banksname.co.uk), and log in directly. Check for alerts within your account.If you need to contact support, find the official contact details on the company's legitimate website.
Trust Your Gut (Even if AI Says Otherwise): If something feels off, it probably is. Unsolicited security alerts should always raise a red flag.
Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA/MFA): This is your strongest defence. Even if criminals get your password, 2FA often prevents them from accessing your account.
Don't let advanced scams compromise your digital safety. Cat's Eye Online Security UK is here to help individuals and micro-businesses understand and defend against these evolving threats.
