OpenAI disrupts 20 campaigns to misuse its tech as federal officials mull international use of AI
OpenAI disrupted 20+ nation-state operations misusing ChatGPT, including CyberAv3ngers using it for reconnaissance and malware code debugging.
OpenAI's 54-page threat report detailed more than 20 disrupted operations by actors from China, Iran, Russia, Israel and other countries using ChatGPT for writing malware code, rewriting phishing emails and reconnaissance. Banned accounts linked to Iran's CyberAv3ngers (tied to the IRGC) queried default PLC credentials, asked about obfuscating malicious code and researched known vulnerabilities; OpenAI judged the AI use offered no novel capability. On the same day, CISA Chief AI Officer Lisa Einstein described a Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative AI tabletop exercise and warned that rushed AI adoption is rapidly complexifying the threat landscape.
- OpenAI banned CyberAv3ngers accounts using ChatGPT for PLC reconnaissance and debugging
- Nation-state actors used ChatGPT to write malware, rewrite phishing and craft disinformation
- CISA ran a JCDC tabletop on AI incident information sharing
- OpenAI said the AI misuse gave hackers no novel capability
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OpenAI said it has disrupted more than 20 operations this year by nation-states and affiliates to abuse its technology and use it for a range of malicious activity. The AI giant published a 54-page report Wednesday detailing efforts by actors from China, Iran, Russia, Israel and other countries to do everything from writing more sophisticated malware code to rewriting phishing emails and Twitter posts.
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