Microsoft says OpenAI tools exploited by hackers from China, Russia, Iran

Microsoft says OpenAI has been exploited by hackers in several countries

Reuters on February 14 cited a newly published report saying that hackers from Russia, China and Iran used OpenAI artificial intelligence (AI) tools developed with Microsoft support to hone their skills and deceive targets.

Microsoft's report shows that the US technology company has tracked hacker groups from Russian military intelligence, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as well as the Chinese and North Korean governments as they perfected cyberattack campaigns using large language models.

Those computer programs, often called artificial intelligence, use large amounts of text to generate human-like responses.

Microsoft announced the discovery as it announced a blanket ban on state-backed hacker groups using its AI products.

"Regardless of whether there's any legal violations or terms of service violations, we just don't want the people that we've identified — that we track and know are threat actors of many types — we don't want them to have access to this technology," said Microsoft's corporate vice president of consumer affairs Tom Burt.

Russian, North Korean and Iranian diplomatic officials did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment on the allegations.

Chinese Embassy in the US spokesman Liu Pengyu said they opposed "groundless accusations and smears against China" and supported the deployment of "safe, trustworthy and controllable" AI technology to "enhance the common welfare of all mankind".

OpenAI and Microsoft describe hackers’ use of their AI tools as “early stage” and “increasing.” Mr. Burt said OpenAI and Microsoft have yet to see any breakthroughs in cyber espionage.

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