How Attackers Are Using AI for Social Engineering

Cybersecurity Business with Fexingo: Security Companies, Breaches, and Enterprise Defense · May 28, 2026 · 8m · transcript

In this episode of Cybersecurity Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the growing threat of AI-powered social engineering attacks. Unlike traditional phishing that relies on spelling errors and generic messages, attackers now use generative AI to craft personalized, grammatically perfect emails that mimic trusted contacts. Lucas breaks down a real case from early 2026 where an employee at a mid-sized financial firm received a deepfake voice call from their CEO — or so they thought. The episode covers why traditional security awareness training is becoming obsolete, how companies are…