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LLM-Based Social Engineering Scams

medschneierPublished 2026-08-27

<p>OpenAI <a href="https://openai.com/index/disrupting-malicious-uses-of-ai-criminal-scam-operation/">disrupted</a> a social engineering group from Cambodia that used ChatGPT. Its scope is impressive:</p> <blockquote><p>The network simultaneously conducted multiple types of scams, often blending elements from different schemes. For instance, operators used dating personas to build trust before int

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Original source: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/llm-based-social-engineering-scams.html