Robustness and interpretability of phishing detectors under generative AI shifts
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Source: Elsevier Security JournalsAugust 22, 2026
Summary
This research examines how phishing detectors (AI systems trained to identify fraudulent emails and messages) perform when they encounter new types of attacks generated by generative AI (AI models that create text and content). The study looks at whether these detectors remain reliable and whether humans can understand how they make their decisions when facing AI-generated phishing attempts that differ from their training data.
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Attack SophisticationModerate
Impact (CIA+S)
integrityavailability
AI Component TargetedModel
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Original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167404826002853?dgcid=rss_sd_all
First tracked: August 22, 2026 at 02:01 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 75%