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The Dilemma of AI: Malicious LLMs and Security Risks

🛡️ Unit 42 examines the growing threat of malicious large language models that have been intentionally stripped of safety controls and repackaged for criminal use. These tools — exemplified by WormGPT and KawaiiGPT — generate persuasive phishing, credential-harvesting lures, polymorphic malware scaffolding, and end-to-end extortion workflows. Their distribution ranges from paid subscriptions and source-code sales to free GitHub deployments and Telegram promotion. The report urges stronger alignment, regulation, and defensive resilience and offers Unit 42 incident response and AI assessment services.