How criminals are getting help from AI hacking tools
A baffling incident from Hong Kong, where a worker was fooled by deepfake colleagues into sending fraudsters $US25 million, shows the risks that companies are facing.
One of the first malicious generative AI tools closed down not with a bang or a whimper, but a warning.
The creators of WormGPT – which was designed as a ChatGPT equivalent freed of ethical constraints to aid hacking, phishing and fraud – posted a screed on their private chat group in August blaming the media for its demise. But amid the self-justifications and complaints about the scrutiny it attracted, the five anonymous creators made clear how easily anyone else could create a criminal AI.
Nick BonyhadyTechnology writerNick Bonyhady is a technology writer for the Australian Financial Review, based in Sydney. He is a former technology editor, industrial relations and politics reporter at the Sydney Morning Herald and Age. Connect with Nick on Twitter. Email Nick at nick.bonyhady@afr.com
