"This would have been completely impossible to pull off just a few years ago, even for criminals with technical skills, and now it is a viable attack even for those without," added NetSkope's Burnside.
Meanwhile, cybersecurity experts told CNBC that AI tools can be used to enhance phishing and social engineering scams, helping to write more personalized and human-like messages.
"It has become child's play to create really convincing fake emails, audio notes, images or videos designed to scam and trick victims," said Burnside, noting that dark variants of legitimate generative AI tools continue to find their way into dark markets.