Cofense
Why Traditional Phishing “Red Flags” Fail Against AI-Generated Attacks
For years, phishing awareness was taught through a simple lens: look for bad grammar, suspicious links, generic greetings, and urgent requests. That advice is not wrong. It is just no longer enough. Today’s phishing attacks are increasingly built to avoid those classic tells. Threat actors use AI to generate emails that are grammatically correct, contextually relevant, and tailored to specific people, roles, and organizations. Instead of sending one sloppy template, they can create endless varia...