In the end of November 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT. ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is the newest development in the AI field, created by research company OpenAI led by Sam Altman and backed by Microsoft, Elon Musk, LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman, and Khosla Ventures. It can conduct conversations with people, mimicking various writing styles.
Check Point Research (CPR) has recently discovered that there are already first instances of cybercriminals using ChatGPT to develop malicious tools. Although the tools presented are rudimentary, it’s only a matter of time until they can be enhanced for malicious used.
The researchers provided the following examples:
- Creating infostealer: A hacker shared the code of a Python-based stealer that searches for common file types, copies them to a random folder inside the Temp folder, ZIPs them and uploads them to a hardcoded FTP server.
- Creating an Encryption Tool: A hacker shared a Python script that performs cryptographic operations: Generates a cryptographic key, encrypts a file, and more. With some work, hacker can potentially turn the code into ransomware.
- Facilitating ChatGPT for Fraud Activity.
Read more about it here.