Threat actors continue to rely on social engineering as AI is incorporated into their attacks, according to ESET’s Threat Report for the first half of 2026.
ESET’s Director of Threat Prevention Labs, Jiří Kropáč, stated, “Rather than relying on entirely new methods and tools, attackers are quickly adapting established techniques to new platforms, technologies, and user behaviors. The number of AI skills within this new ecosystem is growing rapidly as we speak, further expanding the attack surface.”
The ClickFix social engineering technique is now the top malware delivery method, according to a new report from ReliaQuest. These attacks trick users into copying a malicious command, then pasting it into a terminal and running it on their computers.
Scammers can use AI tools to find your location in photos you post to social media, according to researchers at McAfee. This information can then be used in targeted social engineering attacks. The researchers found that free AI models can correctly identify a photo’s location with around 90% accuracy.
Threat actors continue to use AI tools to automate their attack flows and increase efficiency, according to researchers at ReliaQuest.
Fran Roberts – Studios General Manager, KnowBe4
This is my first message to you as KnowBe4’s new Studios General Manager, and I am excited to introduce myself. Drawing on over two decades of experience in creative and AI-driven content leadership, I believe immersive, well-crafted learning is the most effective way to build a strong compliance culture.
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Security must evolve from a static training program into dynamic, AI-powered human and AI risk orchestration embedded across the organization.
Fran Roberts – Studios General Manager, KnowBe4
I am thrilled to be writing my first message to you as KnowBe4’s new Studios General Manager. I joined KnowBe4 because I believe that one of the most impactful areas for next-level storytelling is in security awareness — content that genuinely changes behavior and protects people.
