Researchers create new type of hacking tool...AI Generative Worms

[BackInTheGame78]

Now this is some scary ass sh!t right here...

Basically they have created AI Generative Worms that can automatically spread from machine to machine and steal data/files/spread malware etc without any human intervention.

Better they find it now so they can work on defenses against it than having hackers figure it out and get caught off guard.

Here Come the AI Worms

Security researchers created an AI worm in a test environment that can automatically spread between generative AI agents—potentially stealing data and sending spam emails along the way.

www.wired.com

 

[BillyPilgrim]

Gee kinda like gain-of-function research with Covid isn't it?

 

[BillyPilgrim]

All three of the "researchers" appear to be citizens of Israel btw.

Researchers create AI "worms" able to spread between systems — stealing private data as they go

Generative AI can be hijacked by self-replicating worms

www.techradar.com

from the article linked above: "In their report, the researchers, Stav Cohen from the Israel Institute of Technology, Ben Nassi of Cornell Tech, and Ron Bitton from Intuit,"


Ben Nassi is a student at Ben Gurion university in Israel

https://www.rsaconference.com/experts/ben-nassi

Ron Bitton works at Ben Gurion university

Ron Bitton

Department of software and information system engineering @ Ben Gurion university - Cited by 1,878 - Artificial Intelligence - Machine Learning - Information Security

scholar.google.com