{"id":5832,"date":"2026-02-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/press\/?p=5832"},"modified":"2026-02-01T19:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T03:55:57","slug":"malwarebytes-makes-chatgpt-smarter-about-scams-malware-and-online-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/press\/2026\/02\/02\/malwarebytes-makes-chatgpt-smarter-about-scams-malware-and-online-risk","title":{"rendered":"Malwarebytes Makes ChatGPT Smarter About Scams, Malware and Online Risk\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

First of its kind ChatGPT integration taps into Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence to provide verified assessment of risky links, emails, texts and phone numbers<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SANTA CLARA, Calif. \u2013 Feb. 2, 2026 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Malwarebytes, a global leader in online protection, announced Malwarebytes in ChatGPT<\/a>, a new way for people and small businesses to get speedy, trusted security help within ChatGPT. Users can ask \u201cMalwarebytes\u201d to check if something is a\u00a0scam\u00a0or spam to tap into the company\u2019s deep cybersecurity\u00a0expertise\u00a0and decades of threat intelligence.\u00a0This is a meaningful step toward earning users\u2019 confidence in AI by pairing Malwarebytes expert threat intelligence with ChatGPT functionality.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scams aren\u2019t a fringe issue \u2013 they\u2019ve become a global crisis, draining $442 billion from consumers over the past year, according to GASA\u2019s Global State of Scams 2025 report, a statistic that has increased more than 600% over the past four years. Considering the World Economic Forum estimates only 0.05% of cybercrimes are prosecuted; the challenge and operationalization of scams will persist. Malwarebytes is committed to tackling this complex problem through innovative new technology like this integration with ChatGPT, with its AI-powered scam detector, Scam Guard, through investigative research, industry collaboration, and human help and support.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCybersecurity shouldn\u2019t be confusing or out of reach,\u201d said Marcin Kleczynski, Founder and CEO, Malwarebytes. \u201cBy bringing Malwarebytes\u2019 threat expertise directly into ChatGPT, we\u2019re meeting people where they already are and giving them instant, reliable guidance to make safer choices online. The only way we can disrupt the nearly half-a-trillion-dollar scam industry is by being innovative and attacking the problem from every angle.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you can do with Malwarebytes in ChatGPT<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n