North Korean infiltrators used Chatgpt to help formulate the Deepfake ID

Attackers used the artificial intelligence tool to formulate a fake draft of the South Korean military identification card to create a realistic image aimed at making the attempt to hunt more reliable, according to Search published on Sunday By Genians, the South Korean Cyberson Security Company. Instead of including a real image, the email associated with harmful programs capable of extracting data from the recipient devices, according to Genians.

The group responsible for the attack, which Kimsuky researchers called, is a Trying unit from North Korea sponsored by North Korea It was previously linked to Other espionage efforts against South Korea’s goals. The US Department of Internal Security said that Kimsoy “is likely to be assigned by the North Korean regime to the mission of the World Intelligence Association,” According to a consultant in 2020.

The results of Genians in July are the latest example of North Korea suspects who spread artificial intelligence as part of their intelligence collection. man He said in August North Korean infiltrators used the Claude Code tool to obtain a remote employment and work for technology 500 Fortune 500. In this case, Claude helped them build complex fake identities, pass coding assessments and provide actual technical work as soon as he was appointed.

Openai He said in February North Korea’s accounts have banned the suspects that used the service to create a biography of those with fraud, coverage messages and social media to try to employ people to help their plans.

This trend indicates that the attackers can take advantage of the emerging artificial intelligence during the hacking process, including planning the attack scenario, developing harmful programs, building their tools and because it is a job recruiter.

The targets of hunting in this last evacuation of electronic crimes included journalists, South Korea researchers and human rights activists focusing on North Korea. It was also sent from an e -mail address ending in .mil.kr, a personal plagiarism for a South Korean military discourse.

Exactly the number of victims that were breached was not immediately clear.

Try Genians Chatgpt while investigating the fake identity document. With the illegal government identification in South Korea, Chatgpt initially re -rejected when it was required to create an ID. But changing the claim allowed them to exceed the restriction.

US officials claimed that North Korea is participating in a long -term effort to use electronic attacks, Stealing Contractors continue to collect information on behalf of the government in Pyongyang. These tactics are also used to generate funds aimed at helping the regime to sabotage international sanctions and develop nuclear weapons programs, According to the United States government.