4 Chinese Arrested for Developing Ransomware Using ChatGPT

According to Xinhua, a company in Hangzhou (China) reported an attack by a group of hackers after the system was infected with malware. The company said the bad guys demanded the company pay 20,000 Tether ransom to restore access.

In late November, Chinese police successfully arrested two suspects in Beijing and two others in Inner Mongolia who admitted to creating the malware and optimizing it using ChatGPT, then scanning for vulnerabilities, hacking, and implanting the ransomware.

AI is being exploited by bad actors

The report did not mention whether the use of ChatGPT was part of the allegations. ChatGPT is currently in a legal gray area in China, as the government continues to restrict access to foreign artificial intelligence (AI) products.

ChatGPT has successfully attracted the attention of many Chinese users since its launch in late 2022. Although OpenAI blocks IP addresses from China, some users still use VPNs to access ChatGPT.

Cases involving artificial intelligence are on the rise in China. In February, Beijing police warned that ChatGPT could be used by bad actors to spread misinformation.

Later in May, Gansu police arrested a man named Hong for allegedly using ChatGPT to fabricate information about a train accident that killed nine people. Authorities found multiple versions of the accident posted by 25 separate accounts on the Baijiahao microblogging platform, with more than 15,000 views. Hong used ChatGPT to edit the content and location of the accident to bypass Baijiahao’s duplicate checking system.

In August, Hong Kong police arrested six people in a deepfake scam that used fake images to apply for online loans with financial institutions.

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