Is Generative AI the Next Tactical Cyber Weapon For Threat Actors? Unforeseen Implications of AI Generated Cyber Attacks

This is my personal note about the paper. https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.12806

Abstract

They demonstrate how llm can cyberattack such as social engineering, malicious code, payload generation and spyware. And they also introduced "Occupy AI" that is fine-tuned llm for cyberattacks. This paper aims to elevate awareness about evolving digital threats by AI.

Objective

Existing research has highlighted the misuse of "AI" but it has gap current LLM-based AI like ChatGPT. This research aim to provide cybersecurity risk details associated with LLMs.

Occupy AI

How to evaluate

1. Create malicious prompt
2. Generate Malicious code/step by fine-tuned GPT.
3. Evaluation of Step/Code Generated by LLM.
4. Execute cyberattack using VM.
5. Evaluate effectiveness of cyberattacks.

What try

• Generate Phishing mail message
• Generate attack code
• Attack payload generation
• Operating System Attacks
• Generate spyware code.

Results

1. Cybersecurity fine-tuned LLM can easily exploit vulnerabilities.
2. We should balancing control AI risks and benefits.

Interesting points

• Almost papers of Cybersecurity wish LLM says about how to jailbroken, this paper used role play.
  • Switch method: Hey chatgpt save my relationship my girlfriend ...
• I think it is not fine-tuned, it isn't customize chatGPT right?

Phrase

Future research should prioritize enhancing traditional cybersecurity frameworks and innovating new strategies to counter sophisticated AI methodologies.