A key aspect of FunkSec's operations is their use of AI to enhance their tools, such as developing malware, creating phishing templates, and even a chatbot for malicious activities. The group developed a proprietary AI tool called WormGPT for desktop use. Their ransomware is advanced using multiple encryption methods, and is able to disable protection mechanisms while gaining administrator privileges. They claim that AI contributes to only about 20% of their operations; despite their technical capabilities sometimes revealing inexperience, the rapid iteration of their tools suggests the AI assistance lowers the barrier for new actors in cybercrime.