Russian and North Korean hackers used OpenAI tools to hone cyberattacks

Microsoft and OpenAI say that several state-backed hacking groups are using the latter’s generative AI (GAI) tools to bolster cyberattacks. The pair suggests that new research details for the first time how hackers linked to foreign governments are making use of GAI. The groups in question have ties to China, Russia, North Korea and Iran.

According to the companies, the state actors are using GAI for code debugging, looking up open-source information to research targets, developing social engineering techniques, drafting …

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