The New Era of Phishing: Threats Built in the Age of AI
The Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) saw, on average, 1 malicious email every 19 seconds throughout 2025.
AI has transformed how we work, and attackers are using the same tools to transform their phishing campaigns. Based on real-world attack data, this report reveals how AI is reshaping phishing campaigns, infrastructure, and social engineering, and why post-delivery visibility is essential for effective defense.
What you'll learn:
- How AI enables polymorphic phishing campaigns that generate massive volumes of unique emails, URLs, and files
- Why adaptive, analysis-aware phishing pages are becoming the norm
- How business email compromise is evolving into highly convincing, conversational attacks
- Why legitimate tools like remote access software are now primary weapons for attackers
- The emerging domain and infrastructure trends shaping the future of credential phishing