MENLO PARK, Calif.–Credit unions, CUSOs, CU trade groups and others have been broadly experimenting with new AI technologies such as ChatGPT, but a new report is warning there is a strong threat from malware at fake AI sites that can capture user accounts and take over businesses’ Facebook pages.
As CUToday.info has reported, credit unions and leaders across the country have been taking to the new AI chatbots for both fun and to explore more serious applications for their operations. But in its new Q1 security report, Meta reported that malware operators and spammers are following trends and high-engagement topics that get people’s attention by creating fake versions of AI engines that include ChatGPT, Bing, and Bard.
According to Verge.com, Meta security analysts have found about 10 forms of malware posing as AI chatbot-related tools since March.
“Some of these exist as web browser extensions and toolbars, even being available through unnamed official web stores,” the report stated. Others have used Facebook ads.
Looks Legitimate
“Some of these malicious ChatGPT tools even have AI built in to look as though it’s a legitimate chatbot,” the report added.
The Verge.com reported Meta went on to block more than 1,000 unique links to the discovered malware iterations that have been shared across its platforms. The company has also provided the technical background on how scammers gain access to accounts, which includes high jacking logged-in sessions and maintaining access.
For any business that’s been highjacked or shut down on Facebook, Verge.com reported Meta is providing a new support flow to fix and regain access to them. Business pages generally succumb to hacking because individual Facebook users with access to them get targeted by malware.
Additional Tool
Now, Meta is deploying new Meta work accounts that support existing, and usually more secure, single sign-on (SSO) credential services from organizations that don’t link to a personal Facebook account at all.
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