Threat Actors Abuse X’s Grok AI to Spread Malicious Links

Threat actors abuse X’s Grok AI to spread malicious links

Threat actors are using Grok, X's built-in AI assistant, to bypass link posting restrictions that the platform introduced to reduce malicious advertising. [...]

Hackers Weaponize Grok to Spread Malware

Threat actors have found a way to weaponize trust itself. By bending X’s AI assistant to their will, they’re turning a helpful tool into a malware delivery engine. Hackers have turned X’s flagship AI assistant, Grok, into an unintentional accomplice in a massive malware campaign. By manipulating the platform’s ad system and exploiting Grok’s trusted voice, cybercriminals are smuggling poisoned links into promoted posts that look legitimate… and …

Attackers Exploit X’s Grok AI to Deliver Malicious Links

A security gap in X’s Grok assistant is being used by attackers to deliver harmful links that would normally be blocked. The weakness lies in how the platform checks and displays links to users. A researcher at Guardio Labs found that some advertisers publish videos with adult content to attract clicks but avoid placing a direct link in the ad itself. Instead, they hide the link in a small metadata field under the video card. That field doesn’t …

Hackers Exploit X’s Grok AI to Push Malicious Links Through Ads

Malicious actors have found a new way to slip harmful links into X’s promoted posts by tricking Grok, the platform’s AI assistant. Although X explicitly bans links in paid promotions to curb malvertising, scammers now harness Grok’s content amplification to “grok” these URLs into wide circulation. AI Bypass Sparks New Threat X prohibits any URLs […] The post Hackers Exploit X’s Grok AI to Push Malicious Links Through Ads appeared first on GBHack…

Hackers Exploit X’s Grok AI to Spread Hidden Malicious Links

Cyber criminals have found a new way to spread scams on X by using its own built-in AI assistant, Grok, to bypass strict link posting rules and push dangerous ads to millions of users. How attackers trick Grok into sharing hidden links Researchers at Guardio Labs discovered that malicious advertisers are abusing Grok to get around restrictions on posting suspicious links. Instead of placing the link in the body of an ad, where it would normally …

Threat Actors Abuse X’s Grok AI To Spread Malicious Links - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

Threat actors are using Grok, X’s built-in AI assistant, to bypass link posting restrictions that the platform introduced to reduce malicious advertising. As discovered by Guardio Labs’ researcher Nati Tal, mavertisers often run sketchy video ads containing adult content baits and avoid including a link to the main body to avoid being blocked by X. Instead, they hide it in the small “From:” metadata field under the video card, which apparently i…