KELA Cyber Finds 200% Surge in Cybercriminals Seeking AI to Launch Attacks

In the past 12 months, threat actors increasingly leveraged LLMs including ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Claude and other public GenAI applications to use dark AI tools to improve business operations and to use jailbreak techniques to bypass public AI systems to conduct malicious activities. The shift in tactics requires a new mindset where organizations must act just as quickly to stay ahead. In the past 12 months, threat actors increasingly leveraged LLMs including ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek,...

In the past 12 months, threat actors increasingly leveraged LLMs including ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Claude and other public GenAI applications to use dark AI tools to improve business operations and to use jailbreak techniques to bypass public AI systems to conduct malicious activities. The shift in tactics requires a new mindset where organizations must act just as quickly to stay ahead.

Key Findings from KELA's 2025 AI Threat Report:

"We are witnessing a seismic shift in the cyber threat landscape," said Yael Kishon, AI Product & Research Lead at KELA. "Cybercriminals are not just using AI – they are building entire sections in the underground ecosystem dedicated to AI-powered cybercrime. Organizations must adopt AI-driven defenses to combat this growing threat."

To combat the rising AI-powered cyber threats, KELA urges organizations to invest in employee training, monitor evolving AI threats and tactics, and implement AI-driven security measures including automated intelligence-based red teaming and adversary emulations for Generative AI models. 

The 2025 AI Threat Report: How Cybercriminals are Weaponizing AI Technology is available here.

About KELA

KELA is an Intelligence-Driven Threat Exposure Management company. We are redefining how organizations discover, monitor, and reduce risk from external threats—both known and unknown, managed or unmanaged. Our unique technology enables automatic, real-time access to the exact places where threat actors communicate, collaborate, and monetize stolen information, allowing organizations to take proactive action. By combining our proprietary CTI Platform with External Attack Surface Management and Third-Party Risk Management, along with direct access to the hidden corners of the cybercrime underground in the Deep and Dark Web, our solutions empower organizations to continuously and proactively reduce their exposure to external threats—at any scale, from a single enterprise to the national level. Learn more at www.kelacyber.com.

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