Investigating the Intersection of AI and Cybercrime: Risks, Trends,

and Countermeasure

Dalton Lewis II

                  The article, “Investigating the Intersection of AI and Cybercrime: Risks, Trends, and Countermeasure”, closely relates to the principles of social sciences by conducting adequate research to obtain the results from several theories and methods. Therefore, in the article I. Park (2024) states, the main three questions that were asked were:

“1. How is information involving malicious use of AI distributed and used on both the dark web and the clear web, and what are the mechanisms for its transfer between these domains?

2. What role does media dissemination play in the spread of AI-facilitated cybercrime?

3. How can individual cyber hygiene practices be improved to reduce the risks associated with AI- based threats?”

Each of these questions were given the same method which was to find qualitative and quantitative research to thoroughly examine how A.I facilitates cybercrime on the dark web. I. Park (2024) states, “First, a quantitative approach was employed to collect evidence of AI-generated prompts used for malicious purposes and to categorize the types of forums and specific content found on both the clear and dark web. The data for quantitative analysis was retrieved through the TOR (The Onion Router), a free, open-source browser recognized for its capabilities to encrypt web traffic.” Furthermore, in the use of this methods, the team was able to discover, the results from the research which were shown on a table, stating that, “Through TOR, clear and dark web websites were accessed to establish a dataset comprising 102 malicious AI prompts. As displayed in Table 1, within the collected forums in the clear and dark web, we encountered a variety of AI tools, with three specific GPT tools being prominent: WormGPT 3.0, WormGPT, and primarily ChatGPT. These tools were employed for a range of malicious activities, such as creating malware, ransomware, phishing schemes, and jailbreaking techniques.”(I .Park, 2024).

            This article relates to the concepts that are studied in this class’s power points in class because they both talk about the motives behind cyberattacks and different ways that cybercrime can affect a user. In addition, this article also relates to the challenges of marginalized groups by stating, that different age groups need to understand the risks of their actions with their online behavior. Lastly, the overall contribution this study has to the studies of society is to understand inform their readers of the risks of their actions and how easy it is to become a victim of malicious malware on your device by visiting certain websites.

In conclusion, users should pay more attention to their online behavior because they are unintentionally putting themselves at risk from their actions. Practicing online safety and security should be a priority for all users. It can not only save devices from unwanted malware, but it can also prevent cybercriminals from collecting data from the user as well.

References

Park, I. (2024). Investigating the intersection of AI and cybercrime: Risks, trends, and countermeasures. Virtual Commons – Bridgewater State University. https://vc.bridgew.edu/ijcic/vol7/iss2/3/