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Russian and North Korean hackers used OpenAI tools to hone cyberattacks

Microsoft and OpenAI say that state backed-hackers were using generative AI tools to improve their cyberattacks. The groups used OpenAI tools to draft phishing emails, debug code and research targets.

According to the companies, the state actors are using GAI for code debugging, looking up open-source information to research targets, developing social engineering techniques, drafting phishing emails and translating text. The hackers used OpenAI tools "primarily for open-source research into satellite communication protocols and radar imaging technology, as well as for support with scripting tasks," the company said. Its staff uses a number of methods to look into hackers' use of its systems, such as employing its own models to follow leads, analyzing how they interact with OpenAI tools and determining their broader objectives.

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