Italy Bans ChatGPT: A Portent of the Future, Balancing the Pros and Cons

Apr 4, 2023 9:49:59 AM By Javvad Malik

In a groundbreaking move, Italy has imposed a ban on the widely popular AI tool ChatGPT. This decision comes in the wake of concerns over possible misinformation, biases and the ethical ...

Social Engineering Attacks Utilizing Generative AI Increase by 135%

Apr 4, 2023 8:08:53 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New insights from cybersecurity artificial intelligence (AI) company Darktrace shows a 135% increase in novel social engineering attacks from Generative AI.

Fake ChatGPT Scam Turns into a Fraudulent Money-Making Scheme

Apr 3, 2023 8:16:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Using the lure of ChatGPT’s AI as a means to find new ways to make money, scammers trick victims using a phishing-turned-vishing attack that eventually takes victim’s money.

Artificial Intelligence Makes Phishing Text More Plausible

Mar 30, 2023 8:58:09 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybersecurity experts continue to warn that advanced chatbots like ChatGPT are making it easier for cybercriminals to craft phishing emails with pristine spelling and grammar, The ...

Identifying AI-Enabled Phishing

Mar 22, 2023 9:52:28 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO.

Will AI and Deepfakes Weaken Biometric MFA

Feb 17, 2023 9:31:39 AM By Roger Grimes

You should use phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) when you can to protect valuable data and systems. But most biometrics and MFA are not as strong as touted and much of ...

Hackers Work Around ChatGPT Malicious Content Restrictions to Create Phishing Email Content

Feb 9, 2023 8:51:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Active discussions in hacker forums on the dark web showcase how using a mixture of the Open AI API and automated bot from the Telegram messenger platform can create malicious emails.

How Artificial Intelligence Can Make or Break Cybersecurity

Feb 7, 2023 8:26:47 AM By James McQuiggan

With the introduction of OpenAI's Chat GPT, artificial intelligence is no longer considered part of science fiction. It has presented a new problem for cybersecurity professionals, as ...

[On-Demand] Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT and Cybersecurity: A Match Made in Heaven or a Hack Waiting to Happen?

Feb 1, 2023 9:24:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer science fiction.

The Next Evolution in Cyberattacks You Need to Worry About: AI

Jun 20, 2022 10:11:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New testimony to U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Cybersecurity by Microsoft’s Chief Scientific Officer sheds light on AI-powered cyberattacks.

Deep Fakes Getting Better Every Day With AI / Machine Learning

Jul 19, 2019 11:51:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A recent article in The Next Web showed how AI can magically remove a person or object from a video background as computer algorithms “clips” the person walking across a street out of the ...

The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence in Cyber Security

Mar 28, 2018 11:31:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Kevin Townsend wrote a great article about AI in SecurityWeek, looking at the current state of affairs and the expected near future, based on a recent important scientific paper titled: ...

CyberheistNews Vol 8 #5 Scam Of The Week: "Hey Did You See That Fake AI Porn Movie Of Yourself?"

Jan 29, 2018 9:46:25 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[PHISHING ALERT] "Hey Did You See That Fake AI Porn Movie Of Yourself?"

Jan 27, 2018 10:58:45 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Heads-up. I am sorry to have to bring up a very distasteful topic, but in the very near future your users will get phishing emails with something close to the ultimate click-bait, luring ...

CyberheistNews Vol 8 #1 [Heads-up] A New High Risk of Evil AI Attacking Employees With Ransomware

Jan 2, 2018 9:39:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

86% of security pros worry about a phishing future where criminals are using Artificial Intelligence

Dec 17, 2017 12:31:21 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new survey by Webroot shows that 86% of security professionals worry that AI and ML (machine learning) technology could be used against them. And they are right, because it will and ...

AI-powered ransomware is coming, and it's going to be terrifying

Oct 12, 2016 8:09:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Business Insider started an article with the following: "Imagine you've got a meeting with a client, and shortly before you leave, they send you over a confirmation and a map with ...

We started trusting bad code from Day One

Aug 11, 2013 2:08:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

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Security Awareness Training Controversy

Mar 20, 2013 5:39:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews vol2, #30

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