Computer pirates have many tools with which they can launch attacks of all kinds. Now, Google has confirmed that they are using their AI, Gemini, to create more dangerous threats and thus be more likely to success. We are going to explain what they are doing exactly and how you can protect yourself so as not to fall into the trap of cybercriminals and have your safe devices.
Gemini is the Google assistant who uses artificial intelligence. It is very useful, we can use it for many interesting things in our day to day, but it also helps for computer pirates. There is the problem. From Google, they have detected several groups of cybercriminals that are using their tool.
They use Gemini to launch attacks
Specifically, Google has identified groups of cybercriminals from more than 20 countries that have been using Gemini. They use it for tasks such as malicious scripts development, tools with which they can steal data and passwords, perform technological checks or perform more details searches.
Basically, it has become a weapon that computer pirates can use to improve their attacks, increase evasion against antivirus, etc. They are using them, according to Google, groups of countries such as Iran, China, Russia or North Korea. They are taking advantage of the entire potential of this tool and launching very varied malicious activities.
Although the platform itself has security measures, it seems that attackers are able to avoid them and thus achieve their goal. Keep in mind that it is not the first time we see something like that, since they have also used Chatgpt, for example, to create malicious tools when safety measures skip.
But the problem increases as we see that there are more and more platforms of this type. Many of which do not even have security filters, so cybercriminals have more ease to achieve their objective.
What to do to protect you
So what can we do, as users, to protect ourselves from these problems? Without a doubt, the most important thing is common sense. You have to be prepared for scams of all kinds, very well created, to steal data or passwords. Avoid making mistakes is the main security barrier.
You should also have a good security program. A good antivirus, such as AVAST, Bitdefender or Microsoft Defender, will help you detect threats and eliminate them before they act. There are many options, so you should always choose one of guarantees, which works correctly and serves as a defense.
On the other hand, having everything updated is another essential pillar to improve security. In many cases, cybercriminals will take advantage of vulnerabilities that may be on your device. It can be an obsolete version of the operating system, of some program you have installed, etc. Having all installed patches, it will be fundamental.
In short, computer pirates are using Gemini, Google’s AI, to improve their attacks. This makes us more prepared and avoid very varied attacks. Useing messaging applications, or social networks, will be key.
