AI – BlockDefenders

Emerging AI-driven cyber threats: How criminals attract victims online

March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 Jorge Santos

The rise of generative AI has resulted in ground-breaking innovation in practically every field, including, sadly, cybercrime. Tools such as ChatGPT, FraudGPT, and WormGPT have reduced the barrier to launching complex social engineering assaults, allowing even “low-skilled” criminals to accurately simulate trust, authority, and professionalism. BlockDefenders has been actively monitoring how threat actors evolve. One of the most obvious trends in 2025 is that hackers will utilize AI to help them hack systems and manipulate people. This article discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to entice and deceive…

AI Hype, DeepSeek, and the investor bubble: a modern Web3-style frenzy?

February 3, 2025March 9, 2025 Jorge Santos

This article reflects the author’s insights and is not a formal review. The artificial intelligence sector is experiencing a rapid surge in investment, much like past technological bubbles, such as Web3, the dot-com boom, and the cryptocurrency craze of 2017. While the term “bubble” is sometimes associated with market crashes, it does not inherently carry a negative connotation. Instead, it reflects a period of intense growth and speculation, where interest and capital rapidly flow into an emerging technology. History has shown that when excitement outpaces actual utility, market corrections are…