OpenAI Blocks State Hackers Misusing ChatGPT for Malicious Ops
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OpenAI blocked state-sponsored threat groups from Iran, North Korea, China, and Russia that were misusing ChatGPT for malicious purposes.
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Microsoft provided details on how these advanced hacking groups used ChatGPT to enhance operations like reconnaissance, social engineering, and evasion tactics.
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The groups leveraged ChatGPT for tasks like spear-phishing content, troubleshooting web technologies, developing evasion techniques, and intelligence gathering.
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None of the cases involved using ChatGPT for directly developing malware or exploitation tools, but rather optimizing technical operations.
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OpenAI says it will keep monitoring for state-backed hackers misusing its services and use lessons learned to evolve its safeguards against malicious usage.