Malwarebytes, a worldwide cybersecurity leader, revealed that it has launched Malwarebytes in ChatGPT a first, of, its, kind integration that makes the company’s leading threat intelligence available directly within the ChatGPT platform. With this novel feature, anyone and even small businesses can thoroughly and rapidly verify suspicious links, emails, texts and phone numbers with a reliable AI, assisted interface.
Decades of threat intelligence and real-world knowledge are now leveraged by Malwarebytes in ChatGPT to enable users to receive accurate security advice without ever having to leave the conversational space where much of today’s digital activity takes place. This is a major step forward in connecting expert security knowledge with the power of artificial intelligence.
Addressing a Growing Global Scam Epidemic
Scams are on the rise globally, with estimated losses of $442 billion in the last year alone, as reported in GASA’s Global State of Scams 2025. This is a well over 600% increase in the last four years despite the fact that only 0.05% of cybercrimes are prosecuted.
In an effort to combat this growing problem, Malwarebytes is utilizing innovative technology such as its scam-detecting software, Scam Guard, along with research and human assistance.
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Malwarebytes Leadership on the Integration
“Cybersecurity shouldn’t be confusing or out of reach,” said Marcin Kleczynski, Founder and CEO, Malwarebytes. “By bringing Malwarebytes’ threat expertise directly into ChatGPT, we’re 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.”
Key Capabilities of Malwarebytes in ChatGPT
The integration enhances ChatGPT’s utility with expert-level cybersecurity insights, including:
- Faster scam detection: Users can submit any text message, email or DM and receive a detailed breakdown of phishing indicators, social-engineering signals and safer next steps.
- Link, domain and phone risk assessment: Users can request risk evaluations of suspicious URLs, domains and phone numbers using Malwarebytes’ threat intelligence data.
- Domain legitimacy checks: Identify newly registered or potentially malicious websites frequently used in phishing attacks.
- Geographic context: Alerts are provided when phone numbers originate from unusual regions a common sign of international scam operations.
- Suspicious content reporting: Users can flag questionable content directly through ChatGPT, helping improve the broader threat intelligence ecosystem.
- Real-time threat intelligence: All assessments are powered by Malwarebytes’ continuously updated database, which protects millions of users worldwide.
