AI content generation has dominated social media cycles recently. Ranging from a myriad of positive, helpful, and creative solutions of all sorts of tasks, to much more malicious purposes.
AI content generation has dominated social media cycles recently. Ranging from a myriad of positive, helpful, and creative solutions of all sorts of tasks, to much more malicious purposes. Beazley Security has noticed a consistent pattern of security researchers and malicious actors tout the many uses of AI engines such as ChatGPT to create malware, enhance phishing, and doctor victim communications.
ChatGPT is the most widely used deep learning algorithm, renowned for its ability to generate human-like responses to text-based conversations and queries. By leveraging massive amounts of online data and custom datasets, ChatGPT can produce natural, accurate responses.
In particular, a growing concern from Beazley Security is utilizing ChatGPT to mimic individuals and organizations. Training it in language/writing style for target individuals or organizations allowing them to generate fake messages/emails that appear real, for targeted phishing/misinformation. Additionally, they can also exploit features within ChatGPT to generate malicious code, streamlining attacks and launching sophisticated ones quickly, all with no real technical knowledge required.
ChatGPT and other AI engines can be used to drastically reduce timelines and enhance attacks. Organizations should prepare for the baseline of phishing attacks to continue to be more and more sophisticated. Phishing tests and training should reflect this with more difficult scenarios being implemented. Further Beazley Security continues to recommend strong layered defenses such as Endpoint Detection and Response software and monitoring to pick up on malicious code brought into the environment sooner.
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"ChatGPT and other AI engines can be used to drastically reduce timelines and enhance attacks. Organizations should prepare for the baseline of phishing attacks to continue to be more and more sophisticated. Phishing tests and training should reflect this with more difficult scenarios being implemented."
"Threat actors have tried to deceive people into downloading malware for years by offering free or illegally obtained versions of popular programs such as Photoshop. Now, they are taking this one step further by employing AI to create realistic video personas that make their ads more believable."
