"Rising Threat: How Generative AI is Fueling Cyberattacks"

Microsoft warns that U.S. adversaries, including Iran, North Korea, Russia, and China, are beginning to use generative AI for offensive cyber operations, with the potential to enhance malicious social engineering and create more sophisticated deepfakes and voice cloning. The company, in collaboration with OpenAI, detected and disrupted threats using AI technology, and provided examples of how these groups have utilized large-language models for cyber espionage and social engineering. Cybersecurity experts express concerns about the potential threats posed by the use of AI and large-language models in offensive cyber operations and call for a focus on building more secure AI models.