# Over 1 Million Malicious Emails Bypass AI Scanners with Text Salting Emails using text obfuscation techniques to fool AI security systems detected. - **Source:** [cybersecurity](https://brifing.si/source/57fea5eb-f11e-4b81-bc15-114313a8bd59) - **Published:** 2026-07-19 - **Topic:** [Data & AI](https://brifing.si/c/data-ai) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/92484bdb-3daf-41a9-8fb1-bf86e61151de ## Threat Scale Cybersecurity researchers have identified over 1 million malicious emails using text salting techniques to bypass AI-based email filtering systems. This method is specifically designed to deceive spam and phishing detection models. ## How Text Salting Works Attackers add random spaces, punctuation or meaningless characters to emails to mask malicious content. This 'salting' process alters text structure, confusing natural language processing algorithms in AI models. ## AI Defense Vulnerabilities Unlike traditional email security solutions, AI-based systems are more vulnerable to such manipulations. Lack of similar examples in training datasets makes it difficult for models to recognize salted text patterns. ## Industry Response Security firms are updating machine learning models to counter this new threat. Next-generation filtering systems with enhanced NLP capabilities to detect salted text are being developed. ## Corporate Risks These attacks primarily target large organizations. Employees are more likely to click on salted malicious emails as they bypass spam filters and land directly in inboxes. ## Future Security Measures Experts recommend multi-layered defense strategies for AI security systems. Combining specialized algorithms for text salting detection with user education and behavioral analysis will be crucial moving forward. ## Sources covering this story - https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/comments/1v0nocw/over_1_million_malicious_emails_found_using_text/ — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._