GhostGPT: A New AI Chatbot for Cybercriminals

A recently debuted AI chatbot, dubbed GhostGPT, has given aspiring and active cybercriminals a handy new tool for developing malware, carrying out business email compromise scams, and executing other illegal activities.

Similar AI Chatbots

Like previous, similar chatbots like WormGPT, GhostGPT is an uncensored AI model, meaning it is tuned to bypass the usual security measures and ethical constraints available with mainstream AI systems such as ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot.

GhostGPT’s Uncensored Nature

WormGPT was a fully customized large language model (LLM) designed for malicious purposes. "With GhostGPT, it’s unclear whether it is a custom LLM or a jailbroken version of an existing model, as the author has not disclosed this information. This lack of transparency makes it difficult to definitively compare GhostGPT to other variants."

GhostGPT’s Creator’s Caution

The growing popularity of GhostGPT in underground circles also appear to have made its creator(s) more cautious. The author or the seller of the chatbot has deactivated many of the accounts they had created for promoting the tool and appears to have shifted to private sales, the researcher says. "Sales threads on various cybercrime forums have also been closed, further obscuring their identity, [so] as of now, we do not have definitive information about who is behind GhostGPT."

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GhostGPT: A Growing Concern for Cybersecurity

The lack of transparency surrounding GhostGPT’s creation and purpose makes it a growing concern for cybersecurity experts. As the popularity of GhostGPT continues to grow, it is essential to stay informed about the latest developments in AI-powered cyber threats.