An official OpenAI X account was taken over to peddle a crypto scam
Image: The Verge
An official OpenAI account on X was taken over to peddle a cryptocurrency scam on Monday evening.
On Monday at 6:24PM ET, the @OpenAINewsroom account, which shares news from OpenAI and has nearly 54,000 followers, made a now-deleted post advertising an “$OPENAI” token.
“We’re very happy to announce $OPEANAI: the token bridging the gap between Al and blockchain technology,” the post said. “All OpenAI users are eligible to claim a piece of $OPENAI’s initial supply. Holding $OPENAI will grant access to all of our future beta programs.” The post also included a link to a spoofed version of OpenAI’s website at a URL that wasn’t openai.com.
Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge
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