Well, let's switch gears. We hear a lot
about generative artificial intelligence like chat GPT. But now
meta is warning that cyber criminals are using these hot
topics to trick people into downloading programs that can steal
your valuable information. So for more, I want
to bring in Chet News, senior reporter Michelle Castel
Michelle, it's good to see you. How are
people being tricked by fake chat GP T offers on
meta's platform? Well, meta has observed more than
1000 malicious links on its platforms trying to fool people
into downloading apps that offer chat GP T or similar
generative A I features. This isn't a new style
of attack. They actually saw it happen around Cryptocurrency
as well. So here's me head of security policy
, Nathaniel Gleicher with more. They'll suggest that by
clicking on a link, you might be able to
download a chat GP T enabled tool that might help
you with your work or your personal life. But
when you click on it, in fact, you're
actually downloading a piece of malware. This is one
of the reasons why one of the simplest things that
people, people can do to keep themselves safe online
is whenever you see an offer online, whether this
comes through email, whether it comes via text message
, whether it comes on social media and particularly if
it's an offer, that sounds too good to be
true and is tied to the hottest buzzword of the
day. Take a step back while those current string
of attacks can infect sorry can affect individual people and
business accounts. Meta is noticing that the chat GPT
and gender of A I malware aims more towards businesses
. Interesting. So Michelle, how would people know
even if they're impacted at work, for instance,
that they might have been affected? Well, there's
a few signs that your device may be infected.
So meta suggested that you look out for these things
. You might notice suspicious activity on your online accounts
, like your bank accounts, your computer or phone
could run slower than usual or freeze. There may
be new toolbars, icons or tabs on your browser
. You could see pop ups or random items that
may start appearing on your browser as well and you
might have a shorter device, battery life. Ok
. So of course, if you do fall victim
to one of these attacks and that happens to many
people cyber attacks, what's the best course of action
? Well, there's a few things you can do
. So first use anti virus software if you did
accidentally download malware meta, also announced that it has
a new tool that can help remove that malware from
your device. And regardless of platform, you should
also authorize two factor authentication. When someone signs in
, they'll have to go through a couple of steps
to get onto the account. You can also turn
in log in alerts or business notifications. So you
can see suspicious activity. There's also ways to check
which devices have access to your account. And most
of those are under account settings. Meta is also
allowing business accounts to have more oversight over who manages
the account. There's noticing that sometimes these bad actors
will add themselves as authorities on these accounts. They're
also adding a layer of protection for important features.
Like let's say you have a credit line on your
business account with them, they just another factor to
give people access. And of course, if it
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