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Attackers Exploit AI Hallucinated Domains for Phishing

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Hacker News ·

Large language models often invent nonexistent web addresses. Attackers are buying those hallucinated domains and using them for phishing and malware. Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 calls this 'phantom squatting' and confirms it's already active in the wild.

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The real story isn't the novelty of the attack, but how AI's tendency to fabricate creates a new attack surface that defenders must now monitor.
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