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The Phishing Email That Knows Your Boss's Writing Style — AI Did That

The Phishing Email That Knows Your Boss's Writing Style — AI Did That

Generative AI didn't just make phishing emails better-written — it made them personal, scalable, and nearly impossible to catch with traditional filters. Security researchers are documenting a new generation of AI-assisted social engineering attacks that can clone communication styles, adapt in real time, and defeat the defenses most organizations have spent years building. This is what that looks like from the inside.

Your Code Is Leaking: The Silent API Key Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight on GitHub

Your Code Is Leaking: The Silent API Key Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight on GitHub

Thousands of companies are unknowingly handing attackers the keys to their kingdom — and those keys are sitting right there in public GitHub repos. We dug into the scale of the problem, how automated scanners are exploiting it around the clock, and what your security team needs to do before someone else finds your secrets first.