Using AI to Identify Cybercrime Masterminds (Sophos Group Ltd)

Using AI to identify cybercrime masterminds (Sophos Group Ltd)

) Online criminal forums, both on the public internet and on the "dark web" of Tor .onion sites, are a rich resource for threat intelligence researchers. The Sophos Counter Threat Unit (CTU) have a team of darkweb researchers collecting intelligence and interacting with darkweb forums, but combing through these posts is a time-consuming and resource-intensive task, and it's always possible that things are missed. As we strive to make better use …

Why Your Web Application Firewall Can't Protect Against LLM Attacks: Akamai Expert Explains

As organizations rapidly deploy generative AI (GenAI) applications and LLM-powered chatbots, a critical security gap is emerging. Traditional web application firewalls (WAFs) — the backbone of application security for decades — are struggling to defend against sophisticated AI-specific attack vectors. In this episode, Rupesh Chokshi, SVP and GM of Akamai’s Application Security Portfolio, breaks down why prompt injection, data poisoning, and mult…

Using AI to identify cybercrime masterminds

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Cybercriminals take malicious AI to the next level

Cybercriminals have begun refining malicious large language models (LLMs) using underground forum posts and breach dumps to tailor AI models for specific fraud schemes, threat intel firm Flashpoint warns. More specifically, fraudsters are fine-tuning illicit LLMs — including WormGPT and FraudGPT — using malicious datasets such as breached credentials, scam scripts, and infostealer logs. As adversaries use these models to generate outputs, they g…