Watch out - ChatGPT is being used to create malware

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The world's most popular chatbot, ChatGPT, is having its powers harnessed by threat actors to create new strains of malware.

Cybersecurity firm WithSecure has confirmed that it found examples of malware created by the notorious AI writer in the wild. What makes ChatGPT particularly dangerous is that it can generate countless variations of malware, which makes them difficult to detect.