OpenAI’s news account on X hacked, sends posts on cryptocurrency

The company said it was aware of the issue, and was looking into it. The posts, which came from the account @OpenAINewsroom, appeared around 7 p.m. New York time and were still visible for some users about an hour later, before being deleted. 

On Monday morning, prior to the press account incident, a member of OpenAI’s security staff posted an internal memo to employees warning them about a rise in recent account takeovers involving OpenAI employees, and sharing a guide on how to secure their accounts, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing private information.

This isn’t the first instance of a fraudulent crypto-related post from an account linked to OpenAI. On Sunday, researcher Jason Wei’s account posted a similar message claiming to announce a token called $OPENAI. And in June, OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki’s account was hijacked. Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati’s account was briefly taken over as well in June 2023.