UN warns of AI-fuelled rise in cybercrime
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tchadinfos
Illustrative image · Tima Miroshnichenko · Pexels · Licence PexelsThe United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimates that artificial intelligence enables cybercriminals to automate more attacks and produce more credible content. Generative tools notably facilitate multilingual phishing, identity theft and campaigns targeting businesses, administrations and financial institutions, according to UNODC.
Artificial intelligence enables cybercriminals to produce more credible phishing emails, voices, images and videos, while reducing the cost and skills needed to carry out attacks. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is calling on governments to strengthen cooperation in response to networks operating across borders, in a statement released on Friday.
Generative tools notably make it possible to write messages in several languages without the mistakes that could previously alert victims. They can also personalise attempts, automate certain stages and multiply attacks against individuals, businesses, administrations and financial institutions, according to UNODC.
UNODC also describes increasingly organised cybercrime built around an illicit market where malware, phishing kits and access to compromised systems can be acquired separately. Specialists gathered at the United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention in September described this operation, which further reduces the level of expertise needed to use these services.
