Nairobi, May 24 -- From personalised fake emails to malware that can make decisions independently, cybercriminals are increasingly abusing artificial intelligence (AI) to target businesses, opening a new frontier in digital fraud and cyberattacks.

AI is becoming one of the most powerful offensive technologies that crooks use to orchestrate attacks that are cheaper to launch, harder to detect and significantly more convincing.

Among the growing threats are AI-generated phishing campaigns, where criminals use generative AI tools to create realistic emails, messages and documents designed to trick employees into surrendering passwords, financial credentials or access to company systems.

Unlike traditional phishing emails that were often r...