The official OpenAI Newsroom account on X, formerly Twitter, was hacked by someone to promote a fake token as part of a phishing attack.
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On Monday evening, one of OpenAI’s official accounts on X-formerly-Twitter was taken over by crypto scammers, who used the opportunity to peddle a fake token called “$OPENAI.”
“We’re very happy to announce $OPEANAI: the token bridging the gap between Al and blockchain technology”, said a now-deleted tweet on the OpenAI Newsroom account, which has over 54,000 followers.
“All OpenAI users are eligible to claim a piece of $OPENAI’s initial supply”, it continued. “Holding $OPENAI will grant access to all of our future beta programs.”
The post included a link to a phishing site designed to look like OpenAI’s, according to TechCrunch, where unwitting users are directed to click a big “CLAIM $OPENAI” button that opens a menu to connect a crypto wallet.
