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title: How AI Is Supercharging Social Engineering – and What Businesses Can Do About It
metaTitle: "AI is Supercharging Soc Eng"
description: "59% of organizations report greater difficulty telling real communications from fake ones, yet only 32% have consulted with security experts in the past year."
slug: ai-soc-eng-and-what-businesses-can-do
date: "2025-11-14T12:00:00-05:00"
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  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/ai-soc-eng-and-what-businesses-can-do.webp"
  alt: A human-like face seemingly coalescsing from LEDs on a circut board.
sourcePublisher:
  name: Tech Radar
  url: www.techradar.com
sourceArticle:
  url: "https://www.techradar.com/pro/how-ai-is-supercharging-social-engineering-and-what-businesses-can-do-about-it"
tags: [Social Engineering, AI, Deepfake]
status: published
---

Artificial intelligence is transforming how cybercriminals manipulate human behavior.

The once tell-tale signs of phishing emails such as awkward phrasing, generic greetings, and clumsy formatting, are being replaced by polished, contextually aware messages crafted by large language models.

Deepfake technology can even now clone a CEO’s voice to generate a convincing video message within minutes. This technique is already being used to defraud organizations of tens of millions of dollars...