--- title: Security shifts to the human layer as AI scams surge description: Microsoft and Google have separately published advisories documenting how cybercriminals are adapting classic social-engineering tactics to exploit enterprise... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/security-shifts-to-the-human-layer-as-ai-scams-surge-uermo5dgq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Security shifts to the human layer as AI scams surge | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft and Google have separately published advisories documenting how cybercriminals are adapting classic social-engineering tactics to exploit enterprise... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/security-shifts-to-the-human-layer-as-ai-scams-surge-uermo5dgq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ueRmo5Dgq.png og:image:alt: Security shifts to the human layer as AI scams surge og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Security shifts to the human layer as AI scams surge **[CSO Online](https://daily.dev/sources/csoonline)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft and Google have separately published advisories documenting how cybercriminals are adapting classic social-engineering tactics to exploit enterprise AI adoption. Attackers are impersonating AI platforms like ChatGPT, Copilot, DeepSeek, and Claude to distribute malware and steal credentials, while also evolving phishing into Adversary-in-the-Middle and QR-code attacks. Security analysts note the attack surface has shifted from software vulnerabilities to the 'cognitive and behavioral layer' — targeting employee trust in AI-branded experiences. Experts from IDC, Everest Group, and Gartner argue organizations need long-term behavioral resilience programs rather than episodic phishing responses, as AI-themed lures are expected to persist as a long-term tactic used by both cybercriminal groups and nation-state actors. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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