Unknown to Sally, she has just become the victim of a personalised phishing scam.  

• It is highly common for hackers to embed malicious scripts and codes within files such as PDF documents.
  
  
• When users download and open the documents, the malicious code is activated and can lead to various forms of security vulnerabilities.
  
  
• Because AI-powered search engines crawl the public internet for up to date information, they can be hijacked to deliver malicious documents that compromises system security.
  
  
• Given the human-like and intelligent nature of most AI tools, users tend to assume that they can be trusted.
  
  
• This is especially so when the responses are personalized and the AI tool is offered by a highly regarded provider.