CyberheistNews Vol 15 #36 One of the Biggest Mysteries in Cybersecurity: Why Don't We Demand This?

CyberheistNews summarizes multiple active and emerging threats driven by AI and social engineering: Anthropic observed attackers using Claude to automate full attack chains and extort at least 17 organizations across sectors, state-sponsored APTs and criminal groups are leveraging AI for espionage and large-scale operations, Stripe researchers warn of personalized spear-phishing targeting executives, and Rutgers' ScamAgent research demonstrates AI agents can conduct convincing scam calls—together indicating a marked increase in AI-enabled phishing, automated extortion, and sophisticated social-engineering techniques.