And say several state-backed hacking groups are using state-backed Generative AI (GAI) tools to bolster cyberattacks. Both researchers suggest that new research details for the first time how hackers linked to foreign governments use GAI. The groups in question have ties to China, Russia, North Korea and Iran.
According to the companies, state actors use GAI for code debugging, mining open source information to research targets, developing social engineering techniques, drafting phishing emails, and translating text. . OpenAI (which powers Microsoft GAI products such as ) claims to have shut down groups' access to its GAI systems after discovering they were using its tools.
The famous Russian band Forest Blizzard (better known as or APT 12) was one of the state actors who allegedly used the OpenAI platform. The hackers used OpenAI tools “primarily for open source research on satellite communications protocols and radar imaging technology, as well as assisting with scripting tasks.” .
As part of its cybersecurity efforts, it follows 300 hacker groups to the north, including 160 state actors. He shared his knowledge with OpenAI to help detect hackers and shut down their accounts.
OpenAI says it is investing resources to identify and disrupt the activities of malicious actors on its platforms. Its staff uses a number of methods to examine hackers' use of its systems, such as using its own models to track leads, analyzing how they interact with OpenAI tools, and determining their broader goals. Once it detects such illicit users, OpenAI claims it disrupts their use of the platform by closing their accounts, terminating services, or minimizing their access to resources.