AI worm that infects computers and reads emails created by researchers
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Security researchers have developed a self-replicating AI worm that can infiltrate people’s emails in order to spread malware and steal data. The researchers warned that the worm represented a new breed of “zero-click malware”, as the victim does not have to click on anything to trigger the malicious activity or even propagate it. Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, security researchers have noted the potential for hackers and cyber criminals to use some element of generative AI in order to carry out attacks. Cyber security firm CrowdStrike warned in its annual Global Threat Report, published last month, that its researchers had observed nation-state actors and hactivists experimenting with tools like ChatGPT.
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