LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — As artificial intelligence explodes worldwide, a Las Vegas Valley cybersecurity expert explained how scammers can take advantage of the technology to create targeted attacks.

Bad actors can use AI to curate personal information about their victims within seconds and then use it to try to exploit them. Greg Moody, UNLV’s lead professor of information systems and director of cybersecurity academic programs, says it’s about trust.

“Attacks are all about making someone trust you,” Moody said. “How do you get someone to trust you? Make them believe that they’re part of your in-group. How do you do that? You talk to them and say, ‘I know this about you, so therefore we’re similar, so can you do me a favor?’”

Moody demonstrated the technology to FOX5. An AI Chatbot calle

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