WEBINAR | RECORDING

Weaponizing Gen AI: How ChatGPT and AI Transform BEC and Advanced Phishing Attacks

RECORDED Webinar | Thursday, September 19, 2024

About This Video

In this webinar, FBI Special Agent Scott Hellman detailed the latest FBI IC3 Report data, which showed a significant increase in cybercrime over the last few years, particularly BEC (a large 2B+/year contributor of cybercrime) and advanced phishing techniques (top reported). In concert with the FBI data, SlashNext CEO Patrick Harr described how threat actors use ChatGPT and AI bots to create and launch sophisticated BEC and advanced phishing threats, bypassing traditional detection methods. 

 

 
Join the FBI and SlashNext Labs for an informational webinar recorded on Thursday, September 19, 2024, which covered:
  • Latest FBI IC3 Report trends in BEC and advanced phishing threats.
  • Innovative GPT-based bots that are used to create and launch advanced threats.
  • Future trends and current examples of 3D phishing that consist of voice, video, and text combinations.
  • Prevention and risk mitigation techniques for these highly sophisticated and targeted attacks.

 

View now to gain insights directly from the FBI.

Hosts

Scott Hellman

Scott Hellman

FBI Cyber Division

Supervisory Special Agent Scott Hellman has been investigating criminal and national security cybercrime for over 15 years with the FBI. He has a Bachelor’s in chemistry, a J.D. from University of Baltimore, and now leads a team of cybercrime investigators in the San Francisco Bay area.
Patrick Harr

Patrick Harr

SlashNext CEO

Patrick Harr, CEO of SlashNext Security has more than two decades of industry experience across security, cloud, storage, and networking. Harr received his MBA from the University of Maryland and a BA from Tulane University in Political Economy and Russian.

The State of Phishing

State of Phishing Key Fact

Growth of Mobile Phishing

Mobile phishing is on the rise as it’s also the most unprotected of all communication channels and most threats on mobile start with SMS text. Threats are customized for mobile delivery but use familiar credential stealing, malware, and exploit tactics.

 

Phishing Continues to Grow

Email phishing has increased significantly since the launch of ChatGPT signaling a new era of cybercrime fueled by generative AI.

State of Phishing Key Facts
State of Phishing Key Facts

Hackers Are More Effective at BEC

The diversity and sophistication of BEC types have received a significant boost from the public availability of generative AI chatbots.