{"id":363218,"date":"2025-09-11T18:39:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T22:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.co\/?p=363218"},"modified":"2025-09-29T07:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T11:28:22","slug":"spamgpt-ai-tool-massive-phishing-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.co\/news\/spamgpt-ai-tool-massive-phishing-scams","title":{"rendered":"SpamGPT Is the AI Tool Fueling Massive Phishing Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]They said AI would make life easier, and it is… for scammers, of course. A new tool on the dark web — dubbed SpamGPT — is enabling cyber criminals to enact massive phishing scams that are, unfortunately, very effective.<\/p>\n

AI has experienced its fair share of bad press over the last few years. From egregious errors<\/strong><\/a> to full-on hallucinations, the technology isn’t exactly at the top of its game just yet.<\/p>\n

This is even worse, though, as AI technology is clearly being used to make scams even harder to spot in 2025.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

What Is SpamGPT?<\/h2>\n

SpamGPT is a cybercrime toolkit that is being used to generate and dispense massive phishing campaigns to users in 2025.<\/p>\n

The AI tool has been discovered on underground forums like the dark web, sold as a “spam-as-a-service” platform that cyber criminals can use to develop more sophisticated attacks on unsuspecting individuals.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]<\/p>

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\n<\/strong>\"See<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]SpamGPT is reportedly being sold on these underground forums for $5,000.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

How Does SpamGPT Work?<\/h2>\n

SpamGPT works like any email marketing platform. It offers tools like SMTP\/IMAP email server, email testing, and campaign performance monitoring in real time. There’s also an AI marketing assistant named KaliGPT, which is built directly into the dashboard for assistance.<\/p>\n

However, where it differs from email marketing platforms is that it is specifically designed for creating spam and phishing emails to steal information and financial data from users.<\/p>\n

More specifically, SpamGPT is “designed to compromise email servers, bypass spam filters, and orchestrate mass phishing campaigns with unprecedented ease,” according to a report from Varonis<\/a>, a data security platform.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

How to Protect Yourself From SpamGPT<\/h2>\n

While SpamGPT sounds pretty terrifying, the reality is that you don’t have much to worry about as a business if you’re already taking phishing scams seriously.<\/p>\n

SpamGPT mostly just increases the number of emails cyber criminals can send out, while also making the phishing scams a bit more convincing. As a result, any business that has trained its employees and put in safeguards against phishing should still be safe.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, that’s not necessarily the case. In fact, a recent study<\/strong><\/a> found that the majority of businesses could be vulnerable to these attacks, with 98% of owners not being able to recognize all the signs of a phishing attack.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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