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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...