Critical Infrastructure Isn’t Ready for AI-Assisted Cyberattacks
Generative AI models could make it much easier for hackers and other bad actors to carry out malicious cyberattacks. The paper warns that just about anyone can use generative AI models to rapidly create tailored phishing attacks, even if they have little to no past experience. In some cases, the paper notes, AI tools have already been used to help hackers steal login credentials.
“The risk is significant given most cyber attackers use social engineering to gain access to the victim organization’s networks,” the paper notes.
On the more dystopian side of things, the paper warns future advanced AI systems could potentially access the internet and “perform their own cyberattacks autonomously.” Hackers could also try to train an adversary’s AI training set data, a method known as data poisoning, to get it to produce irrelevant or harmful results.
