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Successful phishing thanks to AI
1 Maj 2023
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A study shows how successful AI-generated cyber attacks already are. The greatest danger lies in the easy scalability of spear phishing attacks - both in terms of quantity and quality. In addition to a lot of encouragement for the current developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), some critical voices have also been raised in recent weeks. Cybersecurity experts, including those at SoSafe, Europe's leading provider of security awareness and training, have long warned of the possibility that generative AI could write better phishing emails than humans can. Initial studies* by SoSafe now show that…

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Creative scams using chatbots
30 April 2023
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The dark side of ChatGPT's popularity is that it also draws the attention of scammers who try to profit from using phrases and domain names that appear related to the site. Between November 2022 and early April 2023, Unit 42 saw a 910% increase in monthly registrations for ChatGPT-related domains. Unit 42 also observed a 17.818 percent growth in related squatting domains from DNS security logs during this period. Unit 42 also recorded up to 118 detections per day of malicious URLs related to ChatGPT, which…

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ChatGPT 4: The lawyer who knows how to lie perfectly
30 April 2023
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ChatGPT 4: The lawyer who knows how to lie perfectly

The update for ChatGPT to version 4 was eagerly awaited and, according to the manufacturer Open AI, is said to represent the “most advanced” AI technology and even passed a bar exam with top marks in a test. However, the only thing that ChatGPT can recreate are lies that are hardly recognizable in the factual texts, according to Sophos security expert Chester Wisniewski in an interview. How does a representative of the IT security industry see the rapid development in chat AI and how does he classify the resulting opportunities and possible disadvantages? Chester Wisniewski, Principal Researcher at Sophos, has...

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ChatGPT Threat Level
29 April 2023
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The results of a survey show that, despite the threat situation and their concerns, the majority consider the AI ​​to be of good quality and at least want to use it for personal use. The rapid development of AI can currently be observed with your own eyes. The new GPT-2023 version of OpenAI was only released in March 4, and its opportunities and, above all, its risks are the subject of lively public debate. In a survey conducted by KnowBe4 in March 2023, 270 people were asked about their experiences and assessments of ChatGPT. A very interesting observation...

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ChatGPT accounts discovered on the dark web
24 April 2023
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Since December 2022, Check Point Research has been one of the first expert groups to point out the dangers of programs like ChatGPT for IT security. Security researchers have repeatedly called for IT security products and strategies to be adapted to the new AI world that ChatGPT is opening up. Anyone can use the tool to write program code, including hackers. OpenAI is now trying to pull in layers of security, one of which is the premium full-featured account. However, these accounts have become coveted and CPR has now discovered a growing marketplace for stolen premium accounts from ChatGPT on the dark web….

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AI Report: Dreamteam ChatGPT and Cybersecurity
21 April 2023
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AI Report: Dreamteam ChatGPT and Cybersecurity

The ChatGPT AI model can more easily filter malicious activity in XDR telemetry, improve spam filters, and simplify analysis of "Living Off the Land Binaries" -- "LOLBins" for short. Sophos has recently published this in a new report. The topic is the GPT-3 language model, which is behind the well-known ChatGPT framework, and how the cybersecurity industry can use the model to defend against attackers. The current report "GPT for You and Me: Applying AI Language Processing to Cyber ​​Defenses" describes projects developed by Sophos X-Ops that use the extensive language models of GPT-3. The goal is…

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Accelerated cybercrime with ChatGPT4
1 April 2023
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Security researchers reveal various scenarios that allow hackers to improve their malicious efforts and preparations, resulting in faster and more accurate results. In some cases, even non-technical actors can create malicious tools. Scenarios presented include bank impersonation, reverse shells, C++ malware, and more. CPR warns about ChatGPT4's potential to accelerate cybercrime execution and will continue its analysis of the platform in the coming days. Malicious use of ChatGPT4 1) C++ malware that collects PDF files and sends them to FTP. 2) Phishing: misuse of identity…

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Cybercrime with ChatGPT
March 31, 2023
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Cybercrime with ChatGPT

With every improvement in ChatGPT, there is growing concern that it could be misused on a large scale, particularly by cybercrime, and that it would greatly increase the online threat situation. The past has shown that technological innovations have always been misused by cybercriminals. This certainly also applies to ChatGPT. All sorts of new uses are being devised for this conversational AI. The writing of applications or articles as well as the use as a search engine. In the latest version even to create images. This has certainly not escaped the notice of the cybercriminals. And that ChatGPT is free and not to use…

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Scam: GPT-4 as bait for phishing
March 29, 2023
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Scam: ChatGPT as bait for phishing

Hoping to capitalize on the massive interest in GPT-4 - ChatGPT's new multimodal model - scammers have launched phishing campaigns via email and Twitter to steal cryptocurrency. A day after the highly anticipated launch of OpenAI's Generative Pre-trained Transformer Version 4 (GPT-4), scammers have jumped on the bandwagon. They have started sending phishing emails and tweeting phishing links to cryptocurrency prospects about a fake OpenAI token. At the time of Tenable's blog post, OpenAI was only offering GPT-4 access to ChatGPT Plus subscribers and developers via its API. The…

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Cybergangsters: Telegram bots bypass ChatGPT restrictions
March 12, 2023
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Check Point Research (CPR) security researchers found that cyber criminals use Telegram bots to bypass ChatGPT restrictions on underground forums. The bots use OpenAI's API to create malicious emails or code. Chat bot makers currently give up to 20 free queries, but then charge $5,50 for every 100 queries. CPR therefore warns of ongoing efforts by cybercriminals to circumvent ChatGPT's restrictions in order to use OpenAI for malicious purposes. Telegram ChatGPT Bot-as-a-Service CPR found advertisements for Telegram bots on underground forums. The bots use the API…

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