An official account operated by OpenAI has recently been compromised. OpenAI Newsroom, designated as the “official newsroom for OpenAI,” disseminated a fraudulent post on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Monday.
The scam post stated, “We’re very happy to announce $OPEANAI [sic]: the gap between AI and blockchain technology.” It further claimed, “All OpenAI users are eligible to claim a piece of $OPENAI’s initial supply. Holding $OPENAI will grant access to all of our future beta programs.”
The post has since been deleted. However, it initially directed users to a phishing website that prompted them to connect their cryptocurrency wallets in order to claim the non-existent “$OPENAI” token, as reported by TechCrunch. Such scams typically result in the victims’ wallets being drained after they unknowingly sign malicious transactions.
This incident is not an isolated case for OpenAI. In the past, individual accounts belonging to key personnel within the organization, including CTO Mira Murati, chief scientist Jakub Pachocki, and researcher Jason Wei, have been hacked and misused to promote fraudulent tokens.
Additionally, OpenAI itself was hacked in 2023, with attackers allegedly accessing and stealing sensitive information from an employee forum.
Mashable has contacted OpenAI for further comments and will provide updates as more information becomes available.
