When the attacker becomes the user: Rethinking account takeover
Account takeover has become a critical cybersecurity threat; attackers now use phishing and GenAI to steal credentials, then operate stealthily before causing financial or reputational damage.
Key points
- Attackers use phishing and GenAI-generated social engineering to obtain legitimate credentials
- Threat actors operate stealthily after compromising accounts, testing access before acting maliciously
- Successful account takeovers can result in financial theft, data exfiltration, and malware deployment
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