02/22/2024

Hackers Could Use ChatGPT to Target 2024 Elections

The rise of generative AI could mean more trouble for election security

The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT has increased the potentialfor a wide range of attackers to target elections around the world in 2024, according to a new report by cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike.

Both state-linked hackers and allied so-called “hacktivists” are increasingly experimenting with ChatGPT and other AI tools, enabling a wider range of actors to carry out cyberattacks and scams, according to the company’s annual global threats report. This includes hackers linked to Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, who have been testing new ways to use these technologies against the U.S., Israel, and European countries.

With half the world's population set to vote in 2024, the use of generative AI to target elections could be a "huge factor," said Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike's head of counter-adversary operations. So far, CrowdStrike analysts have been able to detect the use of these models through comments in the scripts that would have been placed there by a tool like ChatGPT. But, Meyers warned, "this is going to get worse throughout the course of the year."

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