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Attackers Hide AI Prompt Injections Inside Phishing Emails
Barracuda has discovered phishing emails engineered to deceive both human recipients and artificial intelligence (AI) assistants through prompt injection techniques. The attacks exploit AI systems by embedding hidden instructions within email content to bypass security controls and manipulate automated responses.
Why it matters: Email security teams and organizations deploying AI-powered email filtering need to understand that traditional phishing defenses may fail against attacks designed to compromise both human and machine decision-making.
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