This article highlights the surge in AI-based phishing attacks targeting individuals during the Valentine’s Day season. These scams leverage artificial intelligence and open-source intelligence to craft personalized impersonation attacks, particularly on dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge. The attackers aim to extort money from victims through sextortion tactics. The article emphasizes the use of AI to enhance the personalization and credibility of these attacks, exploiting emotional vulnerabilities around Valentine’s Day. It underscores the need for heightened vigilance across all email accounts, as both personal and business addresses are targeted, urging individuals to remain cautious and alert to the advanced impersonation techniques employed by cybercriminals during this romantic period.
