All posts on OpenAI’s official press account on X have since been deleted after hackers accessed the account on September 23rd and promoted a suspicious phishing link that allowed ChatGPT users to claim “OPENAI” tokens.
The attack is now the fourth OpenAI-related hack reported against X, and at least the fifth cybersecurity incident since January 2023.
X users began reporting that X’s “OpenAI Newsroom” may have been compromised starting on September 23 at 10:26 PM UTC.
Multiple screenshots of the incident on X show the account soliciting OPENAI tokens in an attempt to “bridge the gap” between blockchain technology and AI.
The account claimed that OpenAI users were entitled to claim a portion of the initial supply of OPENAI tokens, which would grant them access to the company’s future beta programs.
Grok developer Benjamin De Kraker noted that “the official OpenAI Newsroom account was hacked and is now distributing fake shitcoins.”
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The link takes the user to a website that displays a “Suspected Phishing” warning and gives the user the option to “Learn more” or proceed anyway.
Users attempting to claim OPENAI tokens will receive a “Suspected Phishing” warning on the token-openai.com website. Source: token-openai.com
The hackers also wrote under the main post, “Comments disabled due to malicious link. Good luck everyone!”, a typical tactic used to prevent people from warning others about the hack.
OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman have not commented on the September 23 hack on their website or on X, but the posts on that account have since been deleted.
Cointelegraph reached out to OpenAI for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
This is the fourth time an X account affiliated with OpenAI has been hacked since June 2023.
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OpenAI researcher Jason Way’s X account was hacked on September 22, while OpenAI’s chief scientist Jakub Pachoki and CTO Mira Murati experienced similar incidents on X in June 2024 and June 2023, respectively.
All four X account hack incidents promoted similar OPENAI tokens.
The New York Times reported in July that another hacker breached OpenAI’s internal forums in early 2023, accessing proprietary information, employee data and confidential communications.
Fortunately for OpenAI, the hackers were unable to access the code that powers the company’s systems.
Tanishq Mathew Abraham, a PhD holder and CEO of the Center for Medical AI Research, is one of many who have criticized OpenAI for the repeated incidents, and suggested that OpenAI employees should integrate two-factor authentication if they haven’t already.
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