SynopsisIllegal AI services are making cybercrimes cheaper and faster. The threat is escalating as state actors and rogue networks weaponise frontier tech, writes Himanshi Lohchab.“Your AI without boundaries!”, “Privacy focused — easy money!”, “A bot without limitations, rules, and boundaries,” “Your Sadistic Cyber Pentesting Waifu” — these are some of the advertising slogans used by cybercriminals to sell pre-made AI toolkits that can enable anyone to launch phishing campaigns, create fake websites, write malware and steal sensitive data.In 2024, WormGPT and FraudGPT were sold on dark web forums as tools to writeNow Playing
CrimeGPT comes knocking: Illegal AI services make cybercrimes cheaper and faster - The Economic Times
Illegal AI services are making cybercrimes cheaper and faster. The threat is escalating as state actors and rogue networks weaponise frontier tech, writes Himanshi Lohchab.
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Cybercriminals sell AI toolkits (WormGPT, FraudGPT) on dark web for phishing, malware, and data theft at reduced cost and speed. State actors weaponizing frontier models escalate threats, requiring security teams to increase defense investment and monitoring.
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