China, Russia, Iran, North Korea Use OpenAI Tools for Hacking: Microsoft

State-affiliated hackers from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia tried to use OpenAI’s tools to improve their offensive cyber operations, according to research published by the ChatGPT developer and Microsoft on Feb. 14. OpenAI and Microsoft disabled generative artificial intelligence (AI) accounts associated with five state-affiliated groups: Charcoal Typhoon and Salmon Typhoon from China, Forest Blizzard from Russia, Emerald Sleet from North Korea, and Crimson Sandstorm from Iran. While the groups’ techniques were not “particularly novel or unique,” Microsoft said in a blog post their actions represented “emerging threats in the age of AI.” The threats included attempted misuse of large language models (LLM) and fraud....