China, Russia, Iran, North Korea Use OpenAI Tools for Hacking: Microsoft

OpenAI and Microsoft disabled generative AI accounts associated with five state-affiliated hacker groups.

Screens displaying the logos of Microsoft and ChatGPT, a conversational artificial intelligence application software developed by OpenAI. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images

State-affiliated hackers from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia tried to use OpenAI’s tools to improve their offensive cyber operations, according to research published by the ChatGPT developer and Microsoft on Feb. 14.

OpenAI and Microsoft disabled generative artificial intelligence (AI) accounts associated with five state-affiliated groups: Charcoal Typhoon and Salmon Typhoon from China, Forest Blizzard from Russia, Emerald Sleet from North Korea, and Crimson Sandstorm from Iran.