Billions of iPhone and Android users warned over ‘impostor link’ that raids bank for $275 – how to spot 10-word ‘attack’
SECURITY experts have warned that Android and iPhone users are as risk of an imposter AI link.
ChatGPT is growing increasingly popular but scam links to a fake version have been spotted stealing money from unsuspecting users.
Cybersecurity researchers at Bitdefender recently released a report about the AI scam.
It states: "Unfortunately, the success of the viral AI tool has also attracted the attention of fraudsters who use the technology to conduct highly sophisticated investment scams against unwary internet users."
According to the researchers, the attack may start with a phishing message.
It can have the subject line: "ChatGPT: New AI bot has everyone going crazy about it."
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However, the email contains a malicious link that leads to a site unrelated to the real ChatGPT.
Victims are led to believe they're heading to a conversation with the ChatGPT bot but actually they'll be convinced to give away money.
The bogus site states: “Earn up to $10,000 per month on the unique ChatGPT platform.”
A user of the site is quickly encouraged to start making money using AI.
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They're then directed to a phone call scam and asked to make a minimum investment.
The lowest value they're asked for is €250 ($274).
Anyone who provides that money will never see it again.
If you see a message like this you should ignore it and delete it without clicking any links.