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Large-scale phishing campaign utilizes text salting to bypass AI-based email security filters

Threat actors are deploying over one million phishing emails using 'text salting'—the insertion of hidden, benign text—to deceive AI-driven security filters. This technique exploits vulnerabilities in how LLMs interpret email content, allowing malicious payloads to bypass automated detection. The scale of the campaign suggests a sophisticated effort to weaponize AI-security blind spots.

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