Business email compromise (BEC) attacks are being launched by cybercriminals with the assistance of generative AI technology, and one such tool used is WormGPT, a black-hat alternative to GPT models that has been designed for malicious goals.
SlashNext said that WormGPT was trained on a variety of data sources, with a concentration on malware-related data. Based on the input it receives, WormGPT can produce highly convincing phoney emails by creating language that resembles human speech.
Screenshots of malicious actors exchanging ideas on how to utilise ChatGPT to support successful BEC assaults are shown in a cybercrime form, demonstrating that even hackers who are not fluent in the target language can create convincing emails using gen AI.
The research team also assessed WormGPT’s potential risks, concentrating particularly on BEC assaults. They programmed the tool to generate an email intended to persuade an unsuspecting account manager into paying a fake invoice.
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