The AI Persona Problem: Your Next Threat Actor Doesn't Exist

Threat actors are using AI to build believable online personas across forums and professional networks.

These synthetic identities can gain trust over months, then be used for social engineering, infiltration, and reconnaissance.

The article warns that AI-driven identity laundering makes human behavior, account history, and community trust much harder to rely on.

Developers, open-source projects, and organizations may face higher risk as attackers scale deception and evade standard profiling.