Ethics · 31 Oct 2026
Gulf experts say criminals use AI agents to run cheaper, larger-scale cyber scams
Selected and summarised by the CAIO Today editors · Original reporting: The National
Security specialists quoted by The National say criminals now use AI agents to research targets, hold conversations, and manage many victims at once, cutting the staff and skill needed for attacks. The piece highlights that agents can persist after failed attempts, making scams harder to spot.
Why it matters for AI leaders
For Gulf enterprises, AI-driven social engineering lowers the barrier to attack, so fraud detection and staff verification controls need to assume agent-run conversations.
Source: The National · thenationalnews.com
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