With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, millions of singles are swiping for love, but increasingly, they’re also dodging sophisticated romance scams powered by AI. What used to be the domain of poorly written messages and obvious red flags has now evolved into a high-tech game, where cybercriminals deploy generative AI to craft convincing personas and manipulate unsuspecting victims at scale. But there’s a plot twist: Artificial intelligence isn’t just arming scammers, it’s also becoming our strongest defense. We are in conversation with Christopher Steyn, Solutions Engineer at Sophos.

<p>With Valentine&rsquo;s Day fast approaching, millions of singles are swiping for love, but increasingly, they&rsquo;re also dodging sophisticated romance scams powered by AI. What used to be the domain of poorly written messages and obvious red flags has now evolved into a high-tech game, where cybercriminals deploy generative AI to craft convincing personas and manipulate unsuspecting victims at scale. But there&rsquo;s a plot twist: Artificial intelligence isn&rsquo;t just arming scammers, it&rsquo;s also becoming our strongest defense. We are in conversation with Christopher Steyn, Solutions Engineer at Sophos.</p>

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