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How Cybercriminals are using AI - and How to Defend Against It
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- Oct 29, 2025
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Summary
What happens when the dark side gets its hands on cutting-edge AI and why might even seasoned defenders find themselves playing catch-up? Welcome back to Razorwire, where I’m joined by Oliver Rochford and Richard Cassidy to discuss how criminals are using AI, what's actually working and how the threat landscape is changing. We explore how adversaries are using AI, what’s actually working in the wild and how professionals can prepare for the unsettling pace of change. Summary: We discuss AI-powered phishing, deepfakes in recruitment and self-evolving malware. The conversation moves beyond the classic image of lone hackers, unveiling an economy of cybercrime with advanced automation, international collaboration and ruthless incentives. The real tension lies in whether AI is simply sharpening existing attack tools or if we’re on the brink of something genuinely new and autonomous. We dissect economic shifts in attack and defence and raises questions about resilience, readiness and just how quickly the future may arrive. 3 Key Talking Points: AI in current attacks: Discover how attackers are already automating phishing, password cracking and social engineering at scale, with some criminal campaigns boasting success rates that would have been unthinkable without AI. Deepfakes and infiltration: Hear real cases of attackers using AI-generated identities and language tools to pass job interviews and access company systems, including documented North Korean operations. The autonomy debate: Join the debate over whether we’re seeing the emergence of fully autonomous AI attacks or just more sophisticated versions of existing threats, and what it means for risk management and defending against a fast-paced, well-funded adversary. Ideal for any cybersecurity professional looki…