Rise of Black Hat AI Tools That Shifts The Nature Of Cyber Warfare
- Malicious versions of LLMs, like dark variants of ChatGPT, are escalating cyber warfare
- These models generate convincing phishing emails, spread disinformation, and craft targeted social engineering messages
- Illicit capabilities pose a significant threat to online security and challenge distinguishing genuine and malicious content
- Rise in using malicious versions of ChatGPT and other dark LLMs discovered by cybersecurity researchers
- Dark LLMs empower beginner attackers and challenge advanced security frameworks
- Known dark LLMs include XXXGPT, Wolf GPT, WormGPT, and DarkBARD
- Dark LLMs are involved in illicit activities such as targeted research synthesis, enhancing phishing schemes, and voice-based AI fraud
- AI-driven attacks automate vulnerability discovery and malware spread, requiring a re-evaluation of cybersecurity defenses
- Traditional defenses and phishing recognition are no longer sufficient
- Rethinking of phishing detection and awareness training is necessary in response to the shift in AI's capacity to simulate convincing emails.
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