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Detect and disrupt AI-themed attacks with Microsoft Defender
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed a growing set of campaigns that impersonate popular artificial intelligence (AI) platforms such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek, and Claude to deliver phishing, malware, and malicious advertising. These attacks use familiar social engineering tactics (urgency, curiosity, impersonation) but wrap them in AI-themed lures that exploit employee and consumer interest in new AI tools. Microsoft Defender offers layered protections including anti-phishing policies, Safe Links, Safe Attachments, and attack disruption capabilities to detect and contain these multi-stage campaigns across email, identity, and endpoint channels.
Why it matters: All organizations with employees using email and cloud applications are exposed to AI-themed phishing and credential theft campaigns that capitalize on genuine excitement around AI tools; security teams should configure and monitor Microsoft Defender's email, identity, and SaaS protections to catch these campaigns before they enable lateral movement and data theft.
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