Since December 2022, Check Point Research (CPR), Check Point's research department, has pointed out the dangers of programs like ChatGPT for IT security. Anyone can use the tool to write program code, including hackers.
OpenAI is now trying to introduce security layers, one of which is the premium account. CPR has now discovered a growing marketplace for stolen ChatGPT premium accounts on the dark web. This poses a double danger, because on the one hand, any cyber criminal can anonymously gain premium access in exchange for money and, on the other hand, they receive all the account information of the actual owner, including the search queries they have previously made on ChatGPT. In addition, this allows you to bypass the region lock (geo-blocking) that OpenAI has built in.
“AI is a powerful tool. Unfortunately, cybercriminals have also been early adopters of AI. Since December 2022, we have warned that ChatGPT will also have an impact on IT security. “We are now seeing a growing market for stolen ChatGPT premium accounts on the dark web, which could potentially have a significant impact on the privacy of individuals and businesses.”
Report by Sergey Shykevich, Threat Intelligence Group Manager at Check Point Software Technologies
Profitable black market: The trade in stolen user accounts is booming
The market for stolen user accounts of all kinds is one of the most profitable on the digital black market. Regarding ChatGPT we offer:
- Access data to premium accounts, often free, to promote your own hacker tools.
- Trade stolen premium accounts for money.
- Programs to crack premium accounts on your own, searching and combining huge lists of email addresses and passwords to land that one lucky hit.
- Premium account opening as a service, mostly using stolen payment cards (credit, debit, EC, etc.).
This news will fuel the discussion about the free approval of ChatGPT, which is currently flaring up in various countries. Italy has already banned ChatGPT, Germany is thinking about it.
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