Hackers are using ChatGPT share links to spread malware
Hackers are reportedly using ChatGPT share links as bait to deliver malware. A link may look familiar because it uses ChatGPT, but the content or next download can still be unsafe. Solo makers who use AI tools often should check links before opening files or signing in.
Key points
Quick term guide
- repo
- A project folder that stores code and related files.
- port
- A specific virtual door on your computer used by apps to send and receive information.
- ChatGPT share links
- Links that let someone else view a shared ChatGPT conversation.
- share
- A server folder made available to apps or other devices.
- Link
- A fictional bond between two people’s minds, bodies, or powers.
- malware
- Software made to harm your device, steal data, or take control.
- AI tools
- Software that can help create text, code, images, or other work.
- FIR
- A First Information Report — the official complaint filed with police in India that kicks off a criminal investigation.