Foreign threat actors increasing adoption of multiple AI tools

OpenAI's latest Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI report reveals that hackers and influence operators are increasingly adopting organised approaches to their use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Adversaries are now spreading their operations across multiple AI systems, using models like ChatGPT for reconnaissance and planning, while relying on other platforms for execution and automation. Attackers are not changing their fundamental methods but are using AI to make existing tactics, such as writing malware and drafting phishing emails, faster and more efficient. New specialised malicious tools are also emerging, including SpamGPT, which helps bypass email security filters, and MatrixPDF, which transforms ordinary PDF files into malware. These complement already known AI tools, such as  WormGPT and FraudGPT. 

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