Security News > 2023 > June > ChatGPT shows promise in detecting phishing sites

ChatGPT can be used to generate phishing sites, but could it also be used to reliably detect them? Security researchers have tried to answer that question.

What surprised the researchers was the fact that ChatGPT managed to detect potential phishing targets.

They tested ChatGPT with 1000 phishing sites and the same number of non-phishing sites.

They leveraged OpenPhish, PhishTank and CrowdCanary to collect phishing sites, while a Tranco list was used to create a list of non-phishing sites.

They asked ChatGPT to identify social engineering techniques and suspicious elements used, to identify the name of the brand on the evaluated page, to give a verdict on whether the site is a phishing site or a legitimate one and on whether the domain name is legitimate or not.

"These findings not only highlight the potential of LLMs in efficiently identifying phishing sites but also have significant implications for enhancing cybersecurity measures and protecting users from the dangers of online fraudulent activities," the researchers concluded.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/06/22/chatgpt-detect-phishing-sites/