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\"Criminals<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

One of the many cool things about the new wave of Artificial Intelligence tools is their ability to sound convincingly human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI chatbots can be prompted to generate text that you\u2019d never know was written by a robot. And they can keep producing it \u2013 quickly, and with minimal human intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So it\u2019s no surprise that cyber criminals have been using AI chatbots to try to make their own lives easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police have identified the three main ways crooks have found to use the chatbot for malicious reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Better phishing emails<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Until now, terrible spelling and grammar have made it easy to spot many phishing emails. These are intended to trick you into clicking a link to download malware or steal information. AI-written text is way harder to spot, simply because it isn\u2019t<\/em> riddled with mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Worse, criminals can make every phishing email they send unique, making it harder for spam filters to spot potentially dangerous content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Spreading misinformation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cWrite me ten social media posts that accuse the CEO of the Acme Corporation of having an affair. Mention the following news outlets\u201d.  Spreading misinformation and disinformation may not seem like an immediate threat to you, but it could lead to your employees falling for scams, clicking malware links, or even damage the reputation of your business or members of your team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Creating malicious code<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        AI can already write pretty good computer code and is getting better all the time. Criminals could use it to create malware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        It\u2019s not the software\u2019s fault \u2013 it\u2019s just doing what it\u2019s told \u2013 but until there\u2019s a reliable way for the AI creators to safeguard against this, it remains a potential threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The creators of AI tools are not the ones responsible for criminals taking advantage of their powerful software. ChatGPT creator OpenAI, for example, is working to prevent its tools from being used maliciously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        What this does show is the need to stay one step ahead of the cyber crooks in everything we do. That\u2019s why we work so hard with our clients to keep them protected from criminal threats, and informed about what\u2019s coming next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        If you\u2019re concerned about your people falling for increasingly sophisticated scams, be sure to keep them updated about how the scams work and what to look out for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        If you need help with that, get in touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Published with permission from Your Tech Updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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