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Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail Warning—AI Attack Nightmare Is Coming True


We are not ready for this—what to know.

The sight of an AI agent hunting the internet and LinkedIn to find a target’s email address and then for website advice on crafting malicious scripts, before writing its own lure should put fear into all of us. As SlashNext’s J Stephen Kowski’s told me, “the rise of AI agents like Operator shows the dual nature of technology — tools built for productivity can be weaponized by determined attackers with minimal effort. “Our first attempt failed quickly as Operator told us that it was unable to proceed as it involves sending unsolicited emails and potentially sensitive information," Symantec said, with its POC showing how this was easily overcome.

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