{"id":80579,"date":"2024-06-07T04:12:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T08:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=80579"},"modified":"2024-06-07T04:12:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T08:12:34","slug":"elliptic-report-shows-ai-crypto-crime-is-only-just-starting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/elliptic-report-shows-ai-crypto-crime-is-only-just-starting\/","title":{"rendered":"Elliptic Report Shows AI-crypto Crime is Only Just Starting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An Elliptic report has revealed that the exploitation of AI for deep fake schemes<\/a>, state-sponsored attacks, and other illicit crypto crimes is only in its beginning phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The report references a disquieting advertisement for an “unethical” GPT on the dark web, which asserts that “AI has two faces, just like humans.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The report emphasizes the WormGPT advertisement, which further demonstrates this duality:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cEmbrace the dark symphony of code, where rules cease to exist, and the only limit is your imagination. Together, we navigate the shadows of cyberspace, ready to conquer new frontiers. What\u2019s your next move?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Deepfake deep-dive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Elliptic disclosed that fraudulent investment schemes are being promoted through deepfake videos depicting Elon Musk and former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDoctored videos \u2013 or \u2018deepfakes\u2019 \u2013 of notable individuals promoting investment scams have targeted the likenesses of Elon Musk, former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and both the 7th and 8th Presidents of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen and Lai Ching-te.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The report also emphasized the growing prevalence of deepfake deceptive tactics fraudsters use on social media communities to deceive unsuspecting victims into transferring their funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cCrypto giveaway and doubling scams are increasingly using deepfake videos of crypto CEOs and celebrities to encourage victims to send funds to scam crypto addresses.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Cautions on North Korean Criminality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Per the report, Anne Neuberger, the U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies, also addressed the escalating concerns regarding AI criminality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neuberger cautioned that AI is being exploited for objectives beyond the typical scams:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSome North Korean and other nation-state and criminal actors have been observed trying to use AI models to accelerate the creation of malicious software and identifying vulnerable systems.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The report delves into the extent of AI's misconduct, which is evident in dark web forums<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThroughout numerous dark web cybercrime forums, Elliptic has identified chatter that explores the use of LLMs to reverse-engineer crypto wallet seed phrases, bypassing authentication for services such as OnlyFans, and providing alternatives to image ‘undressing' manipulation services such as DeepNude.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The recent apprehension of a dark web market owner in New York on May 18 indicates that the potential for downfall increases as activity on the dark web increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FBI tracked the 23-year-old man's crypto transfers, which led to charges of owning, operating, and profiteering from a $100 million dark web narcotics marketplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An Elliptic report has revealed that the exploitation of AI for deep fake schemes, state-sponsored attacks, and other illicit crypto crimes is only in its beginning phase. The report references a disquieting advertisement for an “unethical” GPT on the dark web, which asserts that “AI has two faces, just like humans.” The report emphasizes the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":63357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[17255,19882,5079,15418],"class_list":["post-80579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-ai-deepfakes","tag-ai-crypto-crime","tag-elliptic","tag-gpt"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}