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Anthropic and other researchers detail how thousands of people were
Anthropic and other researchers detail how thousands of people were catfished by dating scam apps using LLM-generated replies from Claude and other models
TL;DRScammers used Claude and other LLMs to automate fake dating profiles that catfished thousands of people.
Why it matters: Shows AI tools can scale social engineering attacks; dating app users need to verify identities before engaging emotionally or financially.
Security researcher Matthew “Zigula” Gore-Kormanik was analyzing a fraudulent dating app called Dora when he got a pop-up message saying he was receiving a call from Jennifer.
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