Malware Operators Using ChatGPT Buzz To Trick Users
Malware Operators Using ChatGPT Buzz To Trick Users
Its not a new concept. This has been happening for many years. Malware operators act like any other scammer and focus on hot topics in order to trick users into doing what they want you to do. In the case of a malware operator, that is download the malicious software. That is exactly what typical malware operators are doing today. Due to all of the recent attention OpenAI’s ChatGPT has received, malware operators are now targeting people interested in ChatGPT.
Researchers at Meta tell 0day.news that they have recently uncovered 10 or more malware families that use ChatGPT themes to compromise accounts. In an article, Meta says that researchers have seen threat actors create malicious browser extensions that claim to offer ChatGPT-based tools. These extensions have been found to be available in official web stores. To throw off suspicion of the web stores, the extensions usually include some sort of actual ChatGPT functionality.
Meta says that has already blocked over 10,000 unique suspected malicious URLs from being shared on their platforms.
This is the cat and mouse game that is cybersecurity. Like the scammers who will always pay attention to the trends and use them to target people, defenders too must remain aware of what is trending in pop culture.
