GhostGPT: AI Tool for Cybercrime

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GhostGPT, an uncensored AI chatbot, is being used by cybercriminals for creating malware and phishing scams. Developed from a jailbroken version of ChatGPT or similar models, it lacks ethical safeguards, offering features like no-log policies and easy access via Telegram. This raises significant concerns about AI misuse in cybercrime.[AI generated]

Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?

GhostGPT is an AI system (a jailbroken LLM) whose misuse by threat actors is enabling business email compromise scams and malware creation. This represents direct, ongoing harm to victims via AI‐enabled phishing and cyberattacks, fitting the definition of an AI Incident.[AI generated]
AI principles
SafetyRobustness & digital securityAccountabilityPrivacy & data governanceTransparency & explainabilityRespect of human rights
Industries
Digital securityIT infrastructure and hostingFinancial and insurance servicesGovernment, security, and defence
Affected stakeholders
ConsumersBusiness
Harm types
Economic/PropertyReputationalPublic interestHuman or fundamental rightsPsychological
Severity
AI incident
AI system task:
Content generationInteraction support/chatbots

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