The devil is still in the email – but wearing a new mask

Modern phishing attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, designed to bypass traditional security measures and exploit the trust employees have in legitimate workflows. Rather than relying on obvious red flags, attackers now reproduce many of the signs of legitimacy that people have learned to seek, and security teams need to shift from simply detecting phishing to verifying information through additional checks and analyzing broader attack patterns. The article highlights that AI is accelerating the speed and scale of these attacks, while also emphasizing the importance of layered security and proactive monitoring to contain damage.