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Phishing campaign targets ChatGPT users
2023-05-25 11:02

A clever phishing campaign aimed at stealing users' business email account credentials by impersonating OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT chatbot, has been spotted by Inky researchers. The initial phase of the attack involves the victim receiving an email that appears legitimate, purportedly sent by OpenAI. The email requests the recipient to verify their email address in order to continue using their ChatGPT account setup.

6 ChatGPT risks for legal and compliance leaders
2023-05-24 03:00

Legal and compliance leaders should address their organization's exposure to six specific ChatGPT risks, and what guardrails to establish to ensure responsible enterprise use of generative AI tools, according to Gartner. "The output generated by ChatGPT and other large language model tools are prone to several risks," said Ron Friedmann, senior director analyst in in the Gartner Legal & Compliance Practice.

Scammers exploit AI trend with fake ChatGPT apps on Google Play, Apple App Store
2023-05-17 10:00

These apps have popped up in the Google Play and Apple App Store. "Scammers have and always will use the latest trends or technology to line their pockets. ChatGPT is no exception. With interest in AI and chatbots arguably at an all-time high, users are turning to the Apple App and Google Play Stores to download anything that resembles ChatGPT," said Sean Gallagher, principal threat researcher, Sophos.

Week in review: Fake ChatGPT desktop client steals data, Patch Tuesday forecast
2023-05-07 08:00

Apple starts delivering smaller security updatesThe security updating of iPhones, iPads and Macs has entered a new stage: Apple has, for the first time, released a Rapid Security Response to owners of the devices running the latest versions of its operating systems. Fake ChatGPT desktop client steals Chrome login dataResearchers are warning about an infostealer mimicking a ChatGPT Windows desktop client that's capable of copying saved credentials from the Google Chrome login data folder.

ChatGPT and other AI-themed lures used to deliver malicious software
2023-05-04 10:32

"Since the beginning of 2023 until the end of April, out of 13,296 new domains created related to ChatGPT or OpenAI, 1 out of every 25 new domains were either malicious or potentially malicious," Check Point researchers have shared on Tuesday.On Wednesday, Meta said that, since March 2023, they've blocked 1,000+ malicious links leveraging ChatGPT as a lure from being shared across their technologies.

Meta Takes Down Malware Campaign That Used ChatGPT as a Lure to Steal Accounts
2023-05-04 08:57

Meta said it took steps to take down more than 1,000 malicious URLs from being shared across its services that were found to leverage OpenAI's ChatGPT as a lure to propagate about 10 malware families since March 2023. The development comes against the backdrop of fake ChatGPT web browser extensions being increasingly used to steal users' Facebook account credentials with an aim to run unauthorized ads from hijacked business accounts.

Fake ChatGPT desktop client steals Chrome login data
2023-05-02 08:37

Researchers are warning about an infostealer mimicking a ChatGPT Windows desktop client that's capable of copying saved credentials from the Google Chrome login data folder. ChatGPT has not released an official desktop client, but this bogus version looks remarkably similar to what one would expect.

ChatGPT is Back in Italy After Addressing Data Privacy Concerns
2023-04-29 04:23

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has officially made a return to Italy after the company met the data protection authority's demands ahead of April 30, 2023, deadline. The reinstatement comes following Garante's decision to temporarily block access to the popular AI chatbot service in Italy on March 31, 2023, over concerns that its practices are in violation of data protection laws in the region.

ChatGPT's Data Protection Blind Spots and How Security Teams Can Solve Them
2023-04-20 11:18

This vulnerability introduces a demanding challenge for security stakeholders, since none of the existing data protection tools can ensure no sensitive data is exposed to ChatGPT. In this article we'll explore this security challenge in detail and show how browser security solutions can provide a solution. The ChatGPT data protection blind spot: How can you govern text insertion in the browser?#.

AI tools like ChatGPT expected to fuel BEC attacks
2023-04-17 03:30

Across all BEC attacks seen over the past year, 57% relied on language as the main attack vector to get them in front of unsuspecting employees, according to Armorblox. Language remains the main attack vector in BEC attacks.