Small Businesses, Are You Ready for a Website Lawsuit?

AI. You’ve heard the term thrown around so much lately, it’s practically become background noise. Love it or hate it, AI isn’t just sticking around — it’s completely flipping industries upside down. While it’s solving problems and making life easier in a lot of ways, it’s also handing scammers shiny new tools to pull off their dirty tricks. And trust us, they’re getting good at it.

Imagine getting a frantic call from your son, his voice trembling as he pleads for help with bail money after a car accident. Your heart races, and without a second thought, you rush to assist. But what if that voice wasn’t your son’s at all? Welcome to the unsettling world of AI-driven voice cloning scams, where technology turns our loved ones’ voices into tools for deception.

Scammers thrive on chaos and urgency, and major events like elections provide the perfect breeding ground. During the 2024 election cycle, we’re already seeing a rise in phishing emails and fake websites designed to look like official voting resources. But this year, scammers have a new weapon: AI. According to CISA, generative AI may amplify existing risks to election infrastructure.

AI is everywhere these days, helping with everything from writing emails to automating processes  — even farting on command (which is peak AI if you ask me). It’s basically become your gassy tech-savvy assistant. But AI isn’t always working for you. In fact, cybercriminals are using it against you, employing AI to power a new wave of more sophisticated, sneaky scams, and small businesses are right in the crosshairs.

The holidays are upon us, and you know what that means — shopping. And stealing. Tons of it. You might be waiting for a precious packages to arrive right now, tracking it like a hawk, refreshing the delivery status every 10 minutes (because, clearly, that will make it come faster). But, what you might not be waiting for is a cybercriminal to send you a delivery text, only for them to steal your Christmas joy.