Silver lining playbook: Likely China-origin activity targeting US persons
OpenAI banned likely China-origin accounts using AI to research US persons, locations, and social-engineering tactics.
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“Cyber Special Operations”: China-linked influence planning
OpenAI banned an account linked to an individual associated with Chinese law enforcement, using AI to plan influence activity, harassment, and online operations.
Romance scams: AI-enabled romance scam workflows
OpenAI banned accounts using AI to support romance scam workflows, including outreach, translation, victim engagement, and investment-fraud lures.
Operation “Date Bait”: AI-enabled scam targeting loveseekers
OpenAI banned accounts that very likely originated in Cambodia and used AI for scam outreach to Indonesian loveseekers, including translation and engagement.
Operation “Trolling Stone”: Russia-linked influence activity
OpenAI banned accounts linked to a previously unreported operation we dubbed "Trolling Stone", using AI to generate comments about an alleged Russian cult leader’s arrest in Argentina.
Operation “Fish Food”: Russia-origin content farm activity
OpenAI banned accounts linked to the Rybar network, some of which likely originated in Russia, that used AI to support multilingual influence activity across websites and social platforms.
Operation “No Bell”: Coordinated criticism of the US and allies
OpenAI banned accounts linked to a previously unreported, likely Russia-origin operation we dubbed "No Bell", using AI to produce criticism of the US and its allies for audiences across Africa.
Operation “False Witness”: Fake recovery service impersonating authorities
OpenAI banned accounts that very likely originated in Cambodia and used AI to pose as recovery services, law firms, and authorities targeting people affected by fraud.