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AI DANGER! Artificial intelligence being used to carry out malware attacks, warns FBI

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AI DANGER! Artificial intelligence being used to carry out malware attacks, warns FBI

[ad_1] The generative artificial intelligence revolution has brought new avenues of growth and potential for massive advancements, but along with that have come new threats to security and privacy. Recently we have seen instances of cybercrimes emerge where criminals and bad actors have been leveraging generative AI for malicious purposes. Just last month, a man in Thiruvananthapuram was scammed of Rs. 40,000 after the scammer used deepfakes to impersonate someone the victim knew. These crimes, which now use advanced AI malware, have risen so much that even the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the USA had to issue a warning to the public to raise awareness of such crimes.According to a report by PCMag, The US agency held a meeting with journalists to discuss how generative AI ma...

Beware of AI-generated phishing attacks; they are so real!

[ad_1] With AI technology growing each day and new automated software being developed, techies are creating more and more advanced software for the general user. Even though we have not unlocked the complete potential of AI, such software is rapidly emerging as a major exploitative source for cyber attacks, that includes even phishing attacks.As AI software like ChatGPT, Google Bard, Mircosoft Bing, and more such generative AIs are being easily made available to every user out there, hackers have gained access to free tools and software and found new ways to get into people's devices. Before diving deep into how AI can be exploited, let's first understand what is phishing What is phishing?This happens when tricksters manipulate smart device owners to click on a malware link that will ha...

5 things about AI you may have missed today: Bill Gates on AI risks, Wipro launches ai360, more

[ad_1] Yesterday, July 11, was dominated by the incident where Suumit Shah, the founder of the ecommerce startup Dukaan tweeted about replacing 90 percent of the company's customer support staff with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, and netizens began condemning the founder for his lack of empathy. Today, things take a different turn as Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates posted a blog where he talked about the risks AI poses and how to manage it. In a separate incident, IT major Wipro launched its new service called ai360. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look. Bill Gates talks about the risks of AIGates wrote a long post on his blog GatesNotes about the existing and potential risks AI poses, and how to manage it. In a tweet, posting about the blog, he said, “T...