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Earlier thread: Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45918638 - Nov 2025 (281 comments)
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Dumblydorr ◴[] No.45944576[source]
What would AGI actually mean for security? Does it heavily favor attackers or defenders? Even LLM, it may not help much in defense but it could teach attackers a lot right? What if employees gave the LLM info during their use that attackers could then get re-fed and study?
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1. intended ◴[] No.45945127[source]
There’s a report with Bruce Schneier that estimates GenAI tools have increased the profitability of phishing significantly [1]. They create emails with higher click through rates, and reduce the cost of delivering them.

Groups which were too unprofitable to target before, are now profitable.

[1] https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.00586?