IBM researchers said a ChatGPT-generated phishing email was almost as effective in fooling people compared to a man-made version.
And crafting a carefully targeted phishing email took a human team around 16 hours
Ummm what? Back in college, I used to budget 30-45 minutes a page for essays. What the hell are the writing that took a team of people 16 fucking hours for a few paragraphs of text?
MysticKetchup@lemmy.world 1 year ago
So it’s less effective than a regular phishing email?
snooggums@kbin.social 1 year ago
Yes, but being about the same means ChatGPT could be used to create massive amounts or personalized phishing emails at a low cost in a very short time by automation. Basically doing what they do now, but even faster.
dyathinkhesaurus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
And with better spelling and punctuation.
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I wonder how that would work. The last one I did some checking into had a bitcoin address and it (I really don’t understand Bitcoin well) looked like the person moved the fake money from account to account over and over again.
FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 1 year ago
This is significant because any person with the desire to scam can use ChatGPT from the comfort of their own home over lunch instead of hiring professionals for a few days.
dack@lemmy.world 1 year ago
No, it’s significant because attackers can pump out way more emails while also making them customized to their targets and constantly changing to help avoid detectors.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
You don’t need a professional to write a scam email. You just need common sense, to be honest.