From typos to deepfakes: the new AI cybersecurity battleground
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When generative AI turns typo-ridden scams into polished, multimodal attack flows, your weakest link shifts from spotting obvious errors to verifying provenance. Security teams need to invest in content authenticity and behavioral signals, not just better spam filters.
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