"AI Used to Create Malware, WithSecure Observes"

Cybersecurity experts around the world are concerned about the potential threats of AI in the hands of threat actors.  In particular, malware being created through ChatGPT appears to be a reality.  WithSecure’s CEO stated that the company has observed malware samples that have been generated by ChatGPT.  The CEO noted that since ChatGPT has the ability to provide different answers to the same question, you can also use it to generate many different variations, a mutation of the malware sample.  This makes it harder for defenders to detect.  Tim West, head of threat intelligence at WithSecure, added that the fact that malware created using ChatGPT is polymorphic will make it challenging for defenders.  West noted that traditionally AI has been used by the defenders in the cybersecurity industry, and the attackers have done the offense manually, but now that will probably change.”  West stated that ChatGPT will support software engineering for good and bad, and it is an enabler and lowers the barrier for entry for the threat actors to develop malware. 

Infosecurity reports: "AI Used to Create Malware, WithSecure Observes"