Camfecting, Keyloggers, and The Rise Of AI Phishing

Is someone looking through my webcam?

If you are anyone like me who has put tape over their webcam.. don’t worry you certainly aren’t the only one as this is still a big privacy concern and vector for attack. Even Facebook’s own Mark Zuckerberg covers his laptop camera and mic! If that doesn’t make you paranoid enough, let’s look at the ways camfecting is implemented.

Camfecting is typically done to your PC by methods of social engineering which include using the RAT(Remote Access Trojan) virus sent by phishing emails and falsifying remote tech support positions to gain access. Not only could criminals view what their victims do but they could also blackmail and extort money over the fear of their privacy being exposed! Cybersecurity research group Wizcase has also found in their study that more than 15,000 webcams were potentially exposed. So how can we make sure our webcams are safe? Well the best option as of now is to stay wary of what you download and be careful of what you are sent as AI has now acquired a part in this dirty trade. Attackers will use these AI tools to increase the output and believability of false links and emails sent to victims. You can never be to careful opening emails these days!

How did they get my account info!?

Keystroke loggers or for short “keyloggers” have been one of the world’s most feared cybercrime tools for privacy intrusion as it’s main purpose is to log everything you type! These dangerous keylogger softwares are hidden all across the internet and go widely unnoticed up until the victims account is compromised or financial gains are stolen. There are legal uses for keyloggers however. Parents may use them to protect their kids from online predators or a company may deploy them to monitor their employees internet activity.

So how do keyloggers end up in our systems and how do they track us? Attackers love to use software-based keyloggers as they can be brought in through malicious emails, downloads, and websites. This is by far the easiest form for attackers to use as they can package their keylogger in with these links and downloads. The other type of keylogger used is hardware-based which is not as common as software-based as this requires a physical device like a USB with the keylogger installed to be attached to the target computer.

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AI phishing season is in!

While the gigantic evolution of AI has caught the world’s attention, it has also brought in curious cyber criminals. We may be used to the good ol’ “Gift Card Awarded Now” scams and phishing emails that are used by attackers, however this soon won’t be the case anymore. With the help of AI an attacker can write a very official looking email or message to a victim that thinks nothing of it! Remember how we talked about keyloggers and camfecting? Well, this is certianly one of the favorite routes attackers love to bundle them in!

These AI phishing emails that are sent always have material of urgent matter that must be interacted with “right away!”. Along with the advancement of generative AI these “urgent” emails could look like one of your employer’s emails! One research study by IEEE showed 60% of their participants falling victim to AI phishing and to think AI has more room to evolve! To battle the AI phishing problem, we must become more aware of how AI operates! This includes finding the common results and methods AI uses in creating things like text answers. AI will continue to evolve to be smarter and unpredictable so the need to figure out what’s AI from man-made is beyond high!