OpenAI Bans Accounts Tied to Chinese, North Korean Cyber Schemes

The accounts were also likely connected to covert operations based in Russia and Iran, said OpenAI.
OpenAI Bans Accounts Tied to Chinese, North Korean Cyber Schemes
In this photo illustration, a hacker types on a computer keyboard on May 13, 2025. Anna Varavva/The Epoch Times
Austin Alonzo
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Multiple foreign adversaries, including China and North Korea, are utilizing OpenAI’s popular generative artificial intelligence tools to enhance their espionage and influence operations and commit fraud, according to the company.

OpenAI released a threat report to a group of select media outlets that said it has shut down a number of covert influence and cyber operations tied to foreign actors. The details of the report, published on June 5 by Reuters, said OpenAI has disrupted multiple operations and banned accounts tied to what it identified as malicious use of its AI models.

Austin Alonzo
Austin Alonzo
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Austin Alonzo covers U.S. political and national news for The Epoch Times. He has covered local, business and agricultural news in Kansas City, Missouri, since 2012. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri. You can reach Austin via email at [email protected]
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