Synthetic Cancer -- Augmenting Worms with LLMs

Autor:	Zimmerman, Benjamin, Zollikofer, David
Rok vydání:	2024
Předmět:	Computer Science - Cryptography and Security Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	With increasingly sophisticated large language models (LLMs), the potential for abuse rises drastically. As a submission to the Swiss AI Safety Prize, we present a novel type of metamorphic malware leveraging LLMs for two key processes. First, LLMs are used for automatic code rewriting to evade signature-based detection by antimalware programs. The malware then spreads its copies via email by utilizing an LLM to socially engineer email replies to encourage recipients to execute the attached malware. Our submission includes a functional minimal prototype, highlighting the risks that LLMs pose for cybersecurity and underscoring the need for further research into intelligent malware. Comment: Won first place at the Swiss AI Safety Prize. Some technical details omitted, contact authors for more information
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.19570 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv