Dangerous ChatGPT and Google Bard clones created by ‘bank-draining cybercriminals’ are being advertised on the dark web
CYBERCRIMINALS are upping their schemes with their own malicious versions of the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT and are using the dark web to advertise.
The ill-intended platforms have been uncovered as WormGPT and FraudGPT and allow bad guys to improve their scams with AI.
WormGPT and FraudGPT are different than other AI bots by Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI because they have blocks set up to stop them from being misused.
True AI bots will refuse if asked to generate malware or write hate speech.
Scammers will ask malicious AI bots to create phishing emails or write hacking codes, Wired reported per discoveries from researchers.
WormGPT and FraudGPT are being advertised to scammers on the dark web, Wired added.
AI allows less skilled hackers access to high-quality and convincing content.
WormGPT’s developers have claimed that it offers an unlimited character count and code formatting.
Independent cybersecurity researcher Daniel Kelly spotted WormGPT and brought it to light to warn people.
“The AI models are notably useful for phishing, particularly as they lower the entry barriers for many novice cybercriminals,” Kelly said in an email, per Wired.
Kelly noted that a lot of scammers have hit walls due to not knowing proper English and grammar.
“Many people argue that most cybercriminals can compose an email in English, but this isn’t necessarily true for many scammers,” Kelly said.
WormGPT proved to have “unsettling results.”
The WormGPT system was capable of creating “an email that was not only remarkably persuasive but also strategically cunning,” Kelly added.
While FraudGPT has claimed to be able to “create undetectable malware” and find leaks and vulnerabilities, per Wired.
Along with creating text that could be used in online scams.
It was discovered by Rakesh Krishnan, the senior threat analyst at security firm Netenrich.
Krishnan said that the FraudGPT developer posted a video on the dark web that showed the system generating a scam email.
Both platforms can be used to create scams that can steal money or personal information from victims.
This means it is extra important to stay wary of scams as they may be getting more advanced.