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Microsoft analyzes methods used to steal authentication credentials using ChatGPT and Claude names.","https:\u002F\u002Fgigazine.net\u002Fgsc_news\u002Fen\u002F20260609-ai-brands-as-bait\u002F","gigazine.net","Microsoft has warned of an increase in phishing attacks impersonating AI brands such as ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, and Microsoft Copilot,...",{"title":75,"url":76,"domain":77,"snippet":78,"content":34},"Hackers are capitalizing on AI hype to ramp up social engineering attacks – and they're using big brands like Anthropic, OpenAI, and DeepSeek as ‘bait’ to lure victims","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.itpro.com\u002Fsecurity\u002Fcyber-attacks\u002Fhackers-are-capitalizing-on-ai-hype-to-ramp-up-social-engineering-attacks-and-theyre-using-big-brands-like-anthropic-openai-and-deepseek-as-bait-to-lure-victims","itpro.com","Cyber criminals are exploiting AI hype to impersonate the branding of AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek, and Anthropic's Claude.",{"title":80,"url":81,"domain":82,"snippet":83,"content":34},"Phishing Campaigns Using AI Brands As Lures","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digit.fyi\u002Fphishing-campaigns-using-ai-brands-as-lures\u002F","digit.fyi","Threat actors are not just taking advantage of AI to spruce up their social engineering tactics or phishing emails – they are increasingly using well-known...",{"title":85,"url":86,"domain":87,"snippet":88,"content":34},"Proofpoint identifies expanding China-aligned cybercrime threat actor","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.intelligentciso.com\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F08\u002Fproofpoint-identifies-expanding-china-aligned-cybercrime-threat-actor\u002F","intelligentciso.com","Proofpoint researchers have identified a rapidly evolving suspected China-aligned cybercrime threat actor that is expanding its operations across Europe and...",{"title":90,"url":91,"domain":92,"snippet":93,"content":34},"Threat Actors Abuse ChatGPT, Claude, and DeepSeek Brands as Phishing Lures to Steal Credentials","https:\u002F\u002Fcybersecuritynews.com\u002Fthreat-actors-abuse-chatgpt-claude-and-deepseek-brands-as-phishing-lures\u002F","cybersecuritynews.com","Cybercriminals have found a clever new trick: turning the world's most popular AI tools into traps. 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