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About this site
Who publishes this guide to AI-assisted attacks, why it exists and how to get in touch with the team behind it.
Last reviewed against NCSC (UK), UK Government (DSIT and Home Office) and Anthropic. Sources
Publisher
Why this site exists
CyPro Consulting Ltd, a cyber security consultancy working with organisations across the UK, runs this site. Its aim is narrow: explain how AI is being used to make scams and intrusions more convincing, separate what is evidenced from what is guessed, and point to the defences that repay the effort.
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Sourcing and reviews
Each claim is tagged with a number that leads to its source on the sources page, where the publisher and type (primary, news or research) are shown. Several of the survey figures quoted here do not say how many attacks involved AI, and the pages say so rather than fill the gap.
The team returns to the site when a new assessment, survey or reported case appears, and each page carries its review date near the top.
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Corrections and questions
If something looks wrong or out of date, write to the team through the contact page. Use it too if you would like an outside view of how requests are approved and which AI tools have access to what. To read the content first, the overview is the best place to start.
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