For starters, AI-enabled threat actors have the potential to automate their malicious tools and activities such as identify theft, phishing, data theft and fraud more rapidly and with greater accuracy than human actors could manage on their own.
With the advent of AI-driven hacking tools, malicious agents now possess potent resources capable of automating their attack strategies. Two recent instances are XXXGPT and Wolf GPT – two tools that use generative models to generate malware, making them particularly perilous for companies to defend against.
On a separate trajectory, Wolf GPT represents another dangerous AI-powered hacking instrument, with clear end objectives, one of which is cloaking attackers with a layer of anonymity within specific attack vectors. This scourge excels at generating malware with a high degree of realism by capitalising on extensive datasets of pre-existing malicious code. Furthermore, it empowers attackers to orchestrate sophisticated phishing campaigns.
For instance, security professionals have the ability to devise bespoke protocols that empower AI to sift through incidents lacking substantial security implications.