How Cybercriminals Are Weaponizing AI And What CISOs Should Do About It
HelpNet Security, Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
In a recent case tracked by Flashpoint, a finance worker at a global firm joined a video call that seemed normal.
By the end of it, $25 million was gone. Everyone on the call except the employee was a deepfake. Criminals had used AI-powered cybercrime tactics to impersonate executives convincingly enough to get the payment approved.
Threat actors are building LLMs specifically for fraud and cybercrime. These are trained on stolen credentials, scam scripts, and hacking guides. Some generate phishing emails or fake invoices, others explain how to use malware or cash out stolen data, according to the AI and Threat Intelligence report from Flashpoint.