Meet the Brains Behind the Malware-Friendly AI Chat Service ‘WormGPT’

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:37:23 +0000

WormGPT, a private new chatbot service advertised as a way to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help write malicious software without all the pesky prohibitions on such activity enforced by ChatGPT and Google Bard, has started adding restrictions on how the service can be used. Faced with customers trying to use WormGPT to create ransomware and phishing scams, the 23-year-old Portuguese programmer who created the project now says his service is slowly morphing into “a more controlled environment.” The large language models (LLMs) made by ChatGPT parent OpenAI or Google or Microsoft all have various safety measures designed to prevent people from abusing them for nefarious purposes — such as creating malware or hate speech. In contrast, WormGPT has promoted itself as a new LLM that was created specifically for cybercrime activities.

Read more

A week in security (May 22-28)

Categories: News

Tags: Cisco

Tags: Zyxel

Tags: ChatGPT

Tags: Malvertising

Tags: Apple

Tags: Google

Tags: insider threat

Tags: Pentagon explosion

Tags: CISA

Tags: ransomware guide

Tags: Rheinmetall

Tags: BlackBasta

Tags: WordPress

A list of topics we covered in the week of May 22- 28 of 2023

(Read more…)

The post A week in security (May 22-28) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

A week in security (April 24 -30)

Categories: News

Tags: Lockbit

Tags: cl0p

Tags: papercut

Tags: vmware

Tags: magecart

Tags: fileless

Tags: chatgpt

Tags: apc

Tags: Pupy rat

Tags: guloader

Tags: black basta

Tags: flipper zero

Tags: clickjacking

The most interesting security related news of the week from April 24 till April 30

(Read more…)

The post A week in security (April 24 -30) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

ChatGPT writes insecure code

Categories: News

Tags: ChatGPT

Tags: How Secure is Code Generated by ChatGPT?

Tags: Raphaël Khoury

Tags: Anderson Avila

Tags: Jacob Brunelle

Tags: Baba Mamadou Camara

Tags: Université du Québec

Tags: ChatGPT makes insecure code

Researchers have found that ChatGPT, OpenAI’s popular chatbot, is prone to generating insecure code.

(Read more…)

The post ChatGPT writes insecure code appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

A week in security (April 3 – 9)

Categories: News

Tags: TikTok

Tags: Super FabriXss

Tags: Twitter

Tags: macOS malware

Tags: ransomware

Tags: 2023 State of Malware

Tags: Western Digital

Tags: Android

Tags: endpoint security

Tags: ChatGPT

Tags: K-12

Tags: IoT

Tags: Facebook

Tags: targeted advertising

Tags: Google

Tags: data theft

Tags: e-file

Tags: tax

Tags: Uber breach

The most interesting security related news from the week of April 3 – 9.

(Read more…)

The post A week in security (April 3 – 9) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

A week in security (March 27 – April 2)

Categories: News

Tags: Lock and Code

Tags: Anna Pobletts

Tags: ChatGPT

Tags: World Backup Day

Tags: GitHub

Tags: accidental breach

Tags: DDoS service

Tags: Instagram scammer

Tags: top cyber threats of 2023

Tags: 3CX

Tags: BingBang

Tags: Apple

Tags: EE phing

Tags: phishing

Tags: ransomware

The most interesting security related news from the week of March 27 to April 2.

(Read more…)

The post A week in security (March 27 – April 2) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more