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North Korean hackers generate fake South Korean military ID using ChatGPT

North Korean flag with a hooded hacker.
  • North Korean hackers used ChatGPT to generate a fake military ID for spear-phishing South Korean defense institutions
  • Kimsuky, a known threat actor, was behind the attack and has targeted global policy, academic, and nuclear entities before
  • Jailbreaking AI tools can bypass safeguards, enabling creation of illegal content like deepfake IDs despite built-in restrictions

North Korean hackers managed to trick ChatGPT into creating a fake military ID card, which they later used in spear-phishing attacks against South Korean defense-related institutions.

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