https://infotechwithben.com/tags/defense/Recent content in Defense on Ben's Info Tech BlogHugoenTue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://infotechwithben.com/posts/ai-phishing-landscape/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://infotechwithben.com/posts/ai-phishing-landscape/Since November 2022—when ChatGPT launched—phishing has transformed from a labor-intensive attack vector into an industrialized threat operating at unprecedented scale. The statistics are staggering: researchers report a 1,265% to 4,151% increase in phishing emails since ChatGPT’s release, with AI-generated campaigns achieving a 54% click-through rate compared to just 12% for traditional attacks. What once took a skilled attacker 16 hours to craft now takes an AI system five minutes. The phishing landscape hasn’t merely evolved; it has been fundamentally restructured by artificial intelligence.