Hackers using AI to spread disinformation, malicious software - report
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used by hackers and propagandists to create software, draft phishing emails and spread disinformation online, Reuters reported citing Canada's Centre for Cyber Security Head Sami Khoury.
The Canadian top cybersecurity official said that the agency had seen AI being used "in phishing emails, or crafting emails in a more focused way, in malicious code (and) in misinformation and disinformation."
Khoury did not provide details or proof but his assertion that cybercriminals have been using AI adds to the buzz surrounding the risks posed by the use of the new technology.
Khoury noted that while the use of AI to draft malicious code was still in early stages, the concern was that AI models are evolving so rapidly that it is difficult to get a grip on their malicious potential before they are released in the open, according to the report.
Separately, the Biden administration on Friday announced that seven companies, including Amazon (AMZN), Google, Meta Platforms (META) and Microsoft (MSFT), which are developing AI technology, have made voluntary commitments to implement certain measures for the safe use of AI.
Earlier this week, the U.N. Security Council held its first formal meeting to discuss potential economic and security impact from using AI. While China noted that the technology is "a double-edged sword," the U.S. warned against the use of AI in spreading misinformation and carrying out malicious cyberoperations.
Gen AI services have taken the world by storm, since the launch of Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT. The different types of large language models (LLMs) can provide, content and image generation services, to name a few and are being used globally.
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