A report from the company of Korean cybersecurity Genians, reveals that the hacker group “Kimsuky” has attempted for the first time to use fake images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) to attack military organizations.

Kimsuky is suspected of being linked to Pyongyang. In July, the hackers carried out a spear phishing operation, a technique consisting in tricking a specific individual or organization. They broadcast a fake email requesting validation of a military ID card. According to the information, the message contained a malicious file, and the images Attachments, which were supposed to represent an official document, were in fact forgeries created using AI.

The hackers would have hijacked according to the Report the rules of use of software like ChatGPT by asking them, not to reproduce a real map, but to generate a test design or a mockup for purportedly legitimate purposes. A method used to bypass security devices.