ChatGPT Worm

WormGPT is another threat to cyber security

John Iovine
3 min readNov 20, 2023

Imagine a ChatGPT AI without constraints placed on it. Individuals, organizations, and governments can direct the AIs to perform unscrupulous actions to achieve harmful objectives.

Hackers use the unfettered AI to direct phishing attacks. The AI is capable of learning. It can scrape the Internet for personal information on you to create personal attacks. It will try to trick you into sharing sensitive information, like your credit card information or social security number.

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The personal attacks I received informed me that my email account had been compromised and that I must use “their” link to “verify” my identity, or my email account would be disabled, usually within 24 hours.

Variations on this theme included compromised credit cards, bank accounts, utilities, shipping payments for merchandise in transit, and various past-due bills.

The AI is not restricted to only Spam emails, the technology has evolved where the AI can make phone calls. Imagine a call from a voice on the phone that sounds like a loved one who needs money right now for a crisis like a car accident, towing, bail, medical bill, etc. Your first…

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John Iovine
John Iovine

Written by John Iovine

Science writer, thinker, self-experimenter, focusing on personal development and health — www.john-iovine.com