AI-written malware is here, and going after victims already

Illustration of a laptop with a magnifying glass exposing a beetle on-screen.

HP Wolf Security researchers claim to have found evidence hackers are using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools to create malware and other malicious code.

GenAI tools, such as ChatGPT, or Gemini, are being used left and right to create convincing phishing emails, professional-looking landing pages, and similar, the researchers are saying, and the evidence is apparently overwhelming.