{"id":14880,"date":"2024-07-02T13:22:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T10:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/chatgpt-directs-users-to-malicious-website\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:22:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T10:22:30","slug":"chatgpt-directs-users-to-malicious-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/chatgpt-directs-users-to-malicious-website\/","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT Directs Users to Malicious Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The chatbot ChatGPT may provide links to sites containing malware, according to a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/chatgpt-fake-virus-warnings\">Futurism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The publication queried OpenAI&#8217;s neural network about William Goines, a recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B0_(%D0%A1%D0%A8%D0%90)\" title=\"Bronze Star\">Bronze Star<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C_(%D0%A1%D0%A8%D0%90)\" title=\"Commendation Medal\">Commendation Medal<\/a>, who became the first African American member of the <span data-descr=\"United States Navy SEALs, a special operations force for various missions\" class=\"old_tooltip\">U.S. Navy SEALs<\/span> in the early 1960s. ChatGPT provided information about him and referred to an unknown site called County Local News for further details.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image3-199.webp\" alt=\"image3-199\" class=\"wp-image-236121\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ChatGPT&#8217;s suggestion to visit a malicious site. Source: Futurism.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The suggested site displays malicious pop-ups mimicking updates for Adobe Flash Player and other software.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image1-592.webp\" alt=\"image1-592\" class=\"wp-image-236122\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prompt to install an update on the fraudulent site. Source: Futurism.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clicking the update button opens the site in full-screen mode, showing a series of fake virus alerts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image2-368.webp\" alt=\"image2-368\" class=\"wp-image-236123\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fake virus alerts. Source: Futurism.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Allowing notifications from the site will result in them appearing on the desktop.<\/p>\n<p>According to Futurism, ChatGPT recommended County Local News in other queries as well.<\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity expert Mark Stockley from Malwarebytes noted that such sites can distribute malware.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\n<cite>&#8220;Over the past 18 months, we&#8217;ve seen a huge surge in scam advertising as a vector for malware distribution. Criminals place ads in legitimate ad networks to lure people to fake websites and trick them into downloading malware disguised as legitimate software,&#8221; he noted.<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In June, analysts at Elliptic highlighted the growing use of AI in crypto crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Read on Forklog about popular AI-based scams and ways to combat fraudsters in the News+ format.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chatbot ChatGPT may provide links to sites containing malware, according to a report by Futurism. The publication queried OpenAI&#8217;s neural network about William Goines, a recipient of the Bronze Star and Commendation Medal, who became the first African American member of the U.S. Navy SEALs in the early 1960s. 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