AI supercharges the cyber hacker’s toolkit
Criminal groups are building deepfake personas on an industrial scale to trick people into divulging information
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Published: 20 July 2026
Source: Financial Times Technology (headlines)
Category: News
Topics: Misinformation · Military & security
Retrieved: 20 July 2026
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