US EditionOpenAI Bans Accounts Tied to Romance Scams, China Ops
Google disabled infrastructure and blocked access used by UNC2814, which has targeted 53 organizations across 42 countries with a backdoor exploiting Google Sheets API, researchers said.
- On Wednesday, OpenAI said it banned multiple ChatGPT accounts tied to romance scams, impersonation schemes, and covert operations targeting Japan's prime minister Sanae Takaichi.
- OpenAI's investigators found operators used ChatGPT to automate tasks in a Cambodian romance scam, while users turned to other companies' AI models when ChatGPT refused prompts.
- OpenAI's report details specific tactics such as creating a fake obituary for dissident Jie Lijian, forging US county court documents to remove accounts, and impersonating US immigration officials.
- Despite widespread posting, engagement remained limited as OpenAI investigators matched 50,000 posts across over 200 Western platforms with fewer than 150 posts having more than 300 engagements, involving hundreds of operators and thousands of fake accounts.
- The report illustrates how AI enables transnational repression, offering one vivid example of authoritarian regimes using AI to scale censorship amid US-China AI competition.
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Google disrupts Chinese-linked hackers that attacked 53 groups globally
Google and unnamed partners terminated Google Cloud projects controlled by the hacking group, identified and disabled internet infrastructure it was using and disabled accounts the group used to access Google Sheets, which it used to carry out its targeting and data theft operations.
Google Disrupts China-Tied Cyber Campaign That Hacked 42 Countries
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said on Feb. 25 that Google and certain of its cybersecurity partners disrupted a global espionage campaign that the group confirmed had hacked 42 countries and suspects infected at least 20 more. GTIG has tracked the group as UNC2814/Gallium since 2017 and suspects it to be Chinese. “This prolific, elusive actor has a long history of targeting international governments and global telecommunications organi…
From dating scams to fake lawyers: OpenAI details ChatGPT misuse in new threat report
OpenAI said it banned accounts linked to Chinese law enforcement, romance scammers and influence operations, including a smear campaign against Japan's first woman prime minister, in a report detailing the misuse of its ChatGPT technology.
Chinese Official Accidentally Reveals Vast Influence Operation Through ChatGPT Use
A Chinese law enforcement official disclosed to ChatGPT a vast influence operation targeting foreign adversaries and dissidents worldwide that included the impersonation of U.S. officials to silence critics, according to a new report from Open AI, the company that built the chatbot.
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