DeepSeek can be gently persuaded to spit out malware code

DeepSeek's flagship R1 model is capable of generating a working keylogger and basic ransomware code, just as long as a techie ...
InfoWorld

Is ChatGPT writing your code? Watch out for malware

Hackers have infiltrated a tool your software development teams may be using to write code. Not a comfortable place to be. There’s only one problem. How did your generative AI chatbot team-members ...
Ars Technica

ChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malware

Since its beta launch in November, AI chatbot ChatGPT has been used for a wide range of tasks, including writing poetry, technical papers, novels, and essays and planning parties and learning about ...
Dark Reading

Attackers Are Already Exploiting ChatGPT to Write Malicious Code

Since OpenAI released ChatGPT in late November, many security experts have predicted it would only be a matter of time before cybercriminals began using the AI chatbot for writing malware and enabling ...
Forbes

Armed With ChatGPT, Cybercriminals Build Malware And Plot Fake Girl Bots

Hackers are testing ChatGPT's ability to create female chatbots as part of their efforts to scam men attracted to the digital persona. Users of underground forums start sharing malware coded by OpenAI ...
ZDNet

People are already trying to get ChatGPT to write malware

The ChatGPT AI chatbot has created plenty of excitement in the short time it has been available and now it seems it has been enlisted by some in attempts to help generate malicious code. AI chatbots ...
Krebs on Security

This Service Helps Malware Authors Fix Flaws in their Code

Almost daily now there is news about flaws in commercial software that lead to computers getting hacked and seeded with malware. But the reality is most malicious software also has its share of ...
Sify.com

Malware with AI-Powered Code Mutations: Google Sounds the Alarm!

Google has identified early signs of malware that can rewrite its own code using AI, a mutation-driven threat that could outpace today’s cybersecurity defenses. A new kind of cyber-threat is emerging, ...
CSOonline

US students get cracking on Chinese malware code

Wesley McGrew, a research assistant at Mississippi State University, may be among the few people thrilled with the latest grim report into a years-long hacking campaign against dozens of U.S.
Computer Weekly

Volume of unique malware samples threatens to overwhelm defenders

The cyber criminal underground continues to evolve its tactics in search of the quickest path to a payday, with greater volumes of attacks employing a more diverse range of malware than has ever been ...