ChatGPT's Has Crypto-Like Hacking Risks: Meta (Ex-Facebook)

Facebook owner Meta revealed that hackers have been using the artificial intelligence-powered tool ChatGPT to break into people’s devices.

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Meta’s security team found hackers software offering ChatGPT-based tools containing malware on browser extensions and online app stores.

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Guy Rosen, Meta’s chief information security officer, equated this phenomenon to the surge in cryptocurrency scams.

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The interest in ChatGPT has made it an easy target for scammers to exploit.

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More than 1,000 malicious web addresses linked to ChatGPT or related tools have been blocked by Meta since March alone.

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Some of the tools offer working ChatGPT features but also contain malicious code to infect users’ devices.

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Meta has investigated and taken action against such malware strains and has warned people to be cautious when downloading any such software.

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