that the ChatGPT It's a success, everyone knows! However, many cybercriminals are already using the wave of the moment to spread malware and commit theft. The news was released by researchers at Kaspersky, a cybersecurity company that develops and sells antivirus software, Internet security software.
According to these experts, scammers are creating groups on social networks that imitate real accounts. officials from the OpenAI artificial intelligence lab or communities of ChatGPT enthusiasts to carry out the attacks.
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It works like this: fake groups host apparently official posts with news about the service and promote a fraudulent program disguised as ChatGPT desktop software. Thus, if the internet user clicks on the link in the post, he will be directed to a website that passes for the official ChatGPT website. In this way, the fake page asks the victim to download a supposed version of ChatGPT for Windows, which is actually a very malicious and harmful executable file.
Installation stops abruptly with an error message stating that the program could not be installed. However, the message serves to deceive the victim, who will assume that he was unable to install the application. However, the installation is completed with a trojan-steal, Trojan-PSW.Win64, which will steal account information saved in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, etc. browsers.
As such, scammers are especially interested in stealing cookies and login credentials for user accounts. Facebook, TikTok and Google, mostly for business-related ones. Theft of the amount spent on advertising and the current balance of business accounts can also happen. The malware has already attacked victims in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Latin America.
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