AnalysisCybersecurityAugust 19, 2026

Phishing 3.0: The Fight Moves to Agent Versus Agent

Phishing 1.0 caught malicious payloads; Phishing 2.0 targets intent via BEC and imposter scams; Phishing 3.0 is AI-powered and multi-channel, with GenAI-written lures and deepfakes carried into voice and video. Autonomous attacker agents cut recon costs, profiling a target's public footprint to craft pretexts in seconds, then repeat for the next 10,000 organizations.

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