From Deepfakes to Malware: AI's Expanding Role in Cyber Attacks

Recorded Future's red-team work, as reported by The Hacker News, demonstrates that generative LLMs can be instructed to alter malware source code (e.g., STEELHOOK linked to APT28) to bypass string-based YARA detections while retaining functionality; the article also warns of broader AI-enabled threats including deepfake impersonation, enhanced reconnaissance of industrial and satellite systems, and novel LLM jailbreaks (ArtPrompt) that could facilitate malicious use.