INTERPOL Warns AI Speeds Cyber Scams at Scale as Agentic Systems Raise Real-World Risks
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Updated · CNBC · Oct 1
INTERPOL Warns AI Speeds Cyber Scams at Scale as Agentic Systems Raise Real-World Risks
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Oct 1
Summary
INTERPOL said AI is making cybercrime faster and broader by sharpening existing tactics such as scams and fraud, rather than creating entirely new forms of attack.
Bjorn Watne, INTERPOL's global chief information security officer, said better translation, synthetic identities and automation let scammers target multiple victims at once while making fake interactions harder to spot.
Companies should start by identifying their "crown jewels" and the attackers most likely to target them, then use threat intelligence to tailor defenses instead of trying to guard against every threat simultaneously.
Watne said many firms still lack board-level cyber focus, even as cyber risk climbs, and warned that agentic AI could turn errors into physical harm as it takes actions in cars and other devices.