# AI-driven OSINT in the wrong hands - and why everyone could be a target for fraud

DevFeed: [AI-driven OSINT in the wrong hands - and why everyone could be a target for fraud](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ai-driven-osint-in-the-wrong-hands-and-why-everyone-could-be-a-target-for-fraud-8392.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/privacy/ai-powered-osint-why-everyone-viable-target-fraud/>)

Author: Phil Muncaster

Published: 2026-08-27T09:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WeLiveSecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/welivesecurity.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Reconnaissance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/recon.md>), [Social engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/social-engineering.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [Malware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/malware.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [fraud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fraud.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [social-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-engineering.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability.md>)

## AI overview

AI-powered OSINT is making it faster and easier for cybercriminals to gather publicly available information about potential victims. By linking accounts, relationships, images, and videos at machine speed, these tools can make fraud and social engineering more convincing and scalable, lowering the barrier to entry for attackers.

## Source excerpt

It's getting cheaper and easier for cybercriminals to research potential victims. Here's what's still in your control.