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The Dark Side of Gen AI
- Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has been one of the most significant technological developments promising unparalleled advancements and enabling humanity to accomplish more than ever before.
- The same technology that allows someone who has lost their voice to speak also allows cybercriminals to reshape the threat landscape.
- Bad actors are using GenAI in myriad ways, including creating malicious websites, deepfakes, and more effective phishing emails to scam victims or spread misinformation.
- Modern Large Language Models (LLMs) can write entire emails in less than 5 seconds, using any language of your choice and mimicking any writing style, resulting in crystal-clear messages free of typos.
- Attackers no longer need to know even the basics of another language; they can trust that GenAI is doing a reliable job.
- Newer generations of LLMs are capable of creating phishing emails that are much more convincing and harder to spot by humans, decreasing the ability to spot phishing emails over time.
- Bad actors are also using GenAI to assist in malware creation, which is becoming more accessible to novice bad actors, creating a more dangerous overall landscape.
- Users should pay attention to context when receiving unexpected emails or texts that could be scams.
- Defenders have also created AI to fight AI, including McAfee’s Text Scam Protection and Deepfake Detector.
- Being vigilant and fighting malicious uses of AI with AI will allow us to safely navigate this exciting new digital world and confidently take advantage of all the opportunities it offers.
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