PYMNTS.com July 7, 2024
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) helped drive a 118% increase in job scams in 2023.
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) said in a June 26 press release about its 2023 Trends in Identity Report that these scams were primarily carried out through websites like LinkedIn or job search platforms.
“Identity thieves are improving at looking and sounding ‘legitimate,’ thanks in part to generative artificial intelligence, especially when it comes to job postings,” the ITRC said in the release. “Victims are facing more complex types of identity misuse with more severe impacts.”
The growing capabilities of AI systems have given a shot in the arm to cybercriminals and other bad actors looking to scam consumers and attack businesses, PYMNTS reported in...
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