Recent findings from Sophos highlight a worrying trend: cybercriminals are capitalizing on global interest in artificial intelligence. By impersonating established AI brands such as Perplexity, Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot, these attackers are successfully tricking individuals and businesses into downloading malicious software. This campaign exploits users' eagerness to adopt the latest digital tools, turning a technological boom into a significant security risk for organizations worldwide.[1
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Our colleagues at Sentinel Labs have provided yet another great research and analysis. As Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly incorporated into software‑development workflows, they also have the potential to become powerful new tools for adversaries; as defenders, it is important that we understand the implications of their use and how that use affects the dynamics of the security space.
In Sentinel’s research, they wanted to understand how LLMs are being used and how analysts could s
Cybercriminals are abusing Grok AI, the conversational assistant built into X (formerly Twitter), to spread malware through a campaign researchers have dubbed "Grokking." The scheme was uncovered by Guardio Labs researcher Nati Tal, who found that attackers are leveraging Grok's trusted status on the platform to amplify malicious links hidden in promoted ads.[1]
Instead of including a clickable link directly in the ad where X's scanning mechanisms might detect i,t attackers hide the malicious U
