Keeping track of your pets has never been easier with these gadgets. Everybody is talking about this biggest breakthrough in technology since the internet. ChatGPT has become one of the fastest-growing AI-powered chatbots since its release in November 2022. CLICK TO GET KURT'S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY HOW-TO'S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER This new tech known as ChatGPT is designed to simulate human-like conversation and do the work as good if not better than humans in a variety of contexts such as customer service, education and entertainment. It can understand and respond to a wide range of conversational topics and can be integrated into a variety of applications and platforms.

Threat actors are exploiting the popularity of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot to distribute malware for Windows and Android, or direct unsuspecting vitims to phishing pages. ChatGPT gained immense traction since its launch in November 2022, becoming the most rapidly growing consumer application in modern history with more then100 million users by January 2023. This massive popularity and rapid growth forced OpenAI to throttle the use of the tool and launched a $20/month paid tier (ChatGPT Plus) for individuals who want to use the chatbot with no availability restrictions. The move created conditions for threat actors to take advantage of the tool's popularity by promising uninterrupted and free-of-charge access to premium ChatGPT. The offers are false and the goal is to lure users into installing malware or to provide account credentials.

It was only a matter of time before hackers started leveraging the immense popularity of ChatGPT to push malware (opens in new tab) and steal sensitive personal data - and several security companies have now spotted this happening. For the uninitiated, OpenAI's ChatGPT is an AI-powered chatbot whose popularity has skyrocketed in recent months. The novelty of its output, plus Microsoft's eagerness to invest in the technology, made it the most sought-after technology online, hitting more than 100 million users in just two months (November 2022 to January 2023), according to BleepingComputer (opens in new tab). The demand, inevitably, led to the service's monetization. Those who want uninterrupted access to the platform can get it for $20 a month.