Info Security Magazine
2 years, 11 months ago
Dark Web Markets Offer New FraudGPT AI Tool
The tool can craft phishing emails, create undetectable malware and identify vulnerable sites
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The Dark Web is a part of the internet accessible only through specialized anonymizing networks like Tor, which conceal user identities and locations. It hosts websites and services not indexed by standard search engines, enabling private communication and transactions. While it supports legitimate uses such as protecting privacy and circumventing censorship, its anonymity also attracts illicit activities.
In information security, the Dark Web is significant because it serves as a marketplace for stolen credentials, malware, and hacking tools, which can facilitate cyberattacks. Security teams monitor it to detect leaked data and emerging threats early. However, its encrypted and anonymous nature complicates attribution and takedown efforts, requiring specialized skills and tools to gather actionable intelligence without exposing defenders to risk.
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The Hacker News
2 years, 11 months ago
New AI Tool 'FraudGPT' Emerges, Tailored for Sophisticated Attacks
Following the footsteps of WormGPT, threat actors are advertising yet another cybercrime generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool dubbed FraudGPT on various dark web marketplaces and Telegram channels
Dark Reading
2 years, 11 months ago
'FraudGPT' Malicious Chatbot Now for Sale on Dark Web
The subscription-based, generative AI-driven offering joins a growing trend toward "generative AI jailbreaking" to create ChatGPT copycat tools for cyberattacks.
Bleeping Computer
2 years, 11 months ago
Over 400,000 corporate credentials stolen by info-stealing malware
The analysis of nearly 20 million information-stealing malware logs sold on the dark web and Telegram channels revealed that they had achieved significant infiltration into business environments. [...]
Bleeping Computer
2 years, 11 months ago
How is the Dark Web Reacting to the AI Revolution?
Cybercriminals are already utilizing and creating malicious tools based on open source AI language models for phishing and malware development. Learn more from Flare about how threat actors are beginning to use AI. [...]