FraudGPT AI malware is made for sophisticated attacks

That’s just what we needed, a smarter form of malware. FraudGPT is a new AI malware tool that is made for rather sophisticated attacks. It follows WormGPT, which has a similar purpose.

FraudGPT is a new AI malware tool that can seemingly do a lot of damage

FraudGPT is now being advertised in various dark web marketplaces and Telegram channels, it has been reported by TheHackerNews. Rakesh Krishnan, a Netenrich security researcher, said the following: “This is an AI bot, exclusively targeted for offensive purposes, such as crafting spear phishing emails, creating cracking tools, carding, etc.”.

This particular malware has been around since at least July 22 this year, and it can be purchased for a $200 a month subscription, $1,000 for six months, or $1,700 for a year.

The author states that this tool can be used to write malicious code, create undetectable malware, find leaks and vulnerabilities, and more. There have been over 3,000 confirmed sales and reviews, unfortunately.

This could take Phaas to a whole new level

Needless to say, tools like these can do a lot of damage. They can take the phishing-as-a-service (Phaas) model to a whole new level, and a lot more than that.

Krishnan also said the following: “While organizations can create ChatGPT (and other tools) with ethical safeguards, it isn’t a difficult feat to reimplement the same technology without those safeguards”.

It’s important to use common sense when it comes to tech. The vast majority of malware that circulates out there cannot touch you if you don’t allow suspicious apps and webpages special access to your phone via permissions. That’s just one example, of course. Simply be careful, that is all, and also avoid installing apps from unofficial app stores. That is always a good idea, unless you completely trust the developer you’re grabbing the app from, of course.