The Dark Side of ChatGPT: Leveraging LLMs for Crime While most users who leverage ChatGPT and other LLMs do so for legitimate purposes, signs indicate that criminals and bad actors have already begun utilizing these technologies for illicit activities. ChatGPT includes several safety features designed to prevent malicious usage which are updated by OpenAI on an ongoing basis. Many of these safeguards, however, can be easily circumvented through prompt engineering. While all the information ChatGPT provides is freely available on the internet, its ability to provide easily understood information and instructions in natural language makes it possible for bad actors to gain knowledge faster, enabling them to branch out into new areas or learn more advanced techniques and methods. Even if criminals continue utilizing the same techniques and business models as in the past, ChatGPT can accelerate the speed, scale, and efficiency with which they commit these crimes. Large Language Models and ChatGPT 2 Intro 1 Leveraging LLMs for Crime 3 The Benefits for Law Enforcement 4 The Impact of Future LLM 5 About Cognyte 6 Leveraging LLMs for Crime 3