X users manipulated by ChatGPT bots to visit malicious crypto sites
A ChatGPT-powered botnet that is luring users on X (formerly Twitter), into visiting fake crypto news sites is just the “tip of the iceberg” with regards to AI-driven disinformation, researchers have warned. The botnet — dubbed ‘Fox8’ due to its links to similarly-named crypto websites — was discovered in May by researchers at Indiana University Bloomington. It comprises at least 1,140 accounts designed to share a mix of original tweets, retweeted posts, and images taken from sites outside of X. It also posts crypto, blockchain, and NFT-related content, engages with influencers, and promotes the suspicious websites. The botnet forms a sense cluster by following each other. They also frequently engage with each other through retweeting/replying. 4/11 pic.twitter.com/0vQDQpP7Gr — Kevin Yang (@yang3kc) August 2, 2023 However, according to researchers, this sprawling network of click-harvesting bots may be just the beginning . Micah Musser, who has stud...