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Hackers Weaponizing ChatGPT’s Custom GPT Feature to Trick Victims into Installing Malware

Hackers are abusing ChatGPT’s Custom GPT feature to impersonate AI products and trick users into installing a sophisticated remote access trojan (RAT), according to Huntress researchers. The campaign turns a trusted ChatGPT-hosted page into the opening stage of a ClickFix attack, combining malvertising, fake verification prompts, obfuscated PowerShell, malicious MSI packages, and DLL sideloading. Huntress […] The post Hackers Weaponizing ChatGPT’s Custom GPT Feature to Trick Victims into Installing Malware appeared first on Cyber Security News.
Hackers are abusing ChatGPT’s Custom GPT feature to impersonate AI products and trick users into installing a sophisticated remote access trojan (RAT), according to Huntress researchers. The campaign turns a trusted ChatGPT-hosted page into the opening stage of a ClickFix attack, combining malvertising, fake verification prompts, obfuscated PowerShell, malicious MSI packages, and DLL sideloading. Huntress investigated at least 40 incidents using the…
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