<ul><li>OpenAI banned ChatGPT accounts connected to Russian and Chinese hackers engaging in malicious activities, including malware development, social media abuse, and U.S. satellite tech research.</li><li>Accounts tied to Russian-speaking threat actors and two Chinese nation-state actors were blocked, with the Russian group operating under the cyber operation called ScopeCreep, focusing on stealthy malware distribution and C2 infrastructure.</li><li>OpenAI collaborated with industry partners to detect and ban these malicious accounts early on, preventing widespread impact and disrupting operations like ScopeCreep, Helgoland Bite, Sneer Review, VAGue Focus, VIXEN PANDA, KEYHOLE PANDA, and Operation Uncle Spam.</li><li>The report highlights the varied global origins of such malicious operations, with notable cases possibly originating from China, in addition to instances from countries like Cambodia, the Philippines, Russia, and Iran.</li></ul>

OpenAI bans ChatGPT accounts linked to Russian, Chinese cyber ops

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