To stay ahead of dark AI progress, companies must implement changes to certain operational processes.
Threat actors are mastering the development of AI with no limitations to identify vulnerabilities faster and launch more effective attacks. To stay ahead of dark AI progress, organisations need to change certain operational processes, increase awareness programmes and training, and harness advanced AI for defence.
Berezin says: “Attackers have mastered AI. According to some research, mentions of AI on the dark web doubled last year, while our Digital Footprint Intelligence division also sees an increase. In 2023, the Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence service discovered nearly 3 000 posts on the dark web discussing the use of ChatGPT for illegal purposes or talking about tools that rely on AI technologies.
Threat actors are also using AI to generate images, audio and video to commit crimes, he says. “Some of them are stealing the open source AI models to carry out fake kidnappings for ransom, creating realistic audio or videos of people being held hostage to convince their families to pay a ransom,” he says.
Berezin says mitigating the risks posed by AI will require more stringent security protocols. “For example, in the financial industry, organisations might consider new processes for authorising transactions. SMS and voice are no longer a reliable source of information, so we need to extend security by asking for specific keywords, or ask something that only this person knows – perhaps some random numbers that were assigned during the creation of the business account.
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