ChatGPT can be used by cybercriminals for fraud, hacking, and other purposes
ChatGPT, an AI tool, has gained a lot of attention in the tech community over the past several months. ChatGPT can be used to write reports, programme codes, and responses to inquiries. And it appears that fraudsters are currently employing for nefarious purposes. A cybersecurity research group claims that ChatGPT was utilised by malicious parties to create dangerous programmes. Threat actors are developing infostealers, encryption tools, and aiding fraud in underground hacking forums. Three examples of ChatGPT use by cybercriminals were reported by Checkpoint Research.
For data thieves developers
Checkpoint Research claims that on December 29, 2022, “ChatGPT – Benefits of Malware” thread surfaced on well-known underground hacker forum. The thread’s creator revealed that he was using ChatGPT to test out malware strains and strategies that were documented in research papers and articles about common malware. According to Checkpoint Research, these articles appeared to be showing less technically skilled cybercriminals real-world examples of how to exploit ChatGPT for harmful reasons.
ChatGPT can be used for fraud
Checkpoint Research claims that a cybercriminal demonstrated how to use ChatGPT to generate scripts for a Dark Web marketplace. The marketplace’s primary function in the shadowy black market is to provide as a platform for the automated exchange of illegal or stolen products, including malware, drugs, and weapons. All transactions are made using cryptocurrency.
To create tools for multi-layered encryption
A threat actor going by the handle USDoD submitted a Python script on December 21, 2022, emphasising that it was the “first script he ever developed.” The USDoD acknowledged that the OpenAI offered him a “good [helping] hand to finish the script with a nice scope” after a different cybercriminal remarked that the style of the code is similar to openAI code. According to Checkpoint Research, this might indicate that wannabe cybercriminals with little to no development experience could use ChatGPT to create harmful programmes and grow into full-fledged cybercriminals with the necessary technical expertise.
Cybercriminals are attracted to ChatGPT, according to Check Point’s Threat Intelligence Group Manager. Recently, there has been evidence that hackers are beginning to utilise it to create harmful malware. Hackers may be able to move more quickly since ChatGPT provides them with a solid foundation. ChatGPT can be used for malevolent purposes in addition to being used for good to help engineers write code.
