Tag: chatgpt
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Russia-Linked Operators Used ChatGPT to Run a Secretive Online Influence Campaign
OpenAI has disrupted a covert influence operation that used ChatGPT to promote a purported Israeli think tank, spread Russia-favorable narratives, and manufacture the appearance of academic legitimacy across major social platforms. The company banned a cluster of accounts it assessed as very likely originating in Russia after tracing AI-generated posts to a broader network built…
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OpenAI Bans Russian ChatGPT Accounts Used to Run Influence Operation
OpenAI on Tuesday said it banned a cluster of Russian ChatGPT accounts that used VPNs to bypass access restrictions and run an influence operation, which relied on its artificial intelligence (AI) tool to generate social media posts and comments that were shared on Substack, Telegram, X, Facebook and LinkedIn.The accounts “were being used to promote…
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ChatGPT for Teens Adds New Safeguards, but Safety Gaps Remain
ChatGPT for Teens adds stronger protections for users ages 13 to 17, but parents still face limits around monitoring, age prediction, and AI safety. The post ChatGPT for Teens Adds New Safeguards, but Safety Gaps Remain appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-chatgpt-teens-safety-gaps/
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The Outsized Shadow: Why 5% of AI Users Are Your Biggest Security Risk
Big security risks come in small packages. While enterprise security teams focus on policing the proliferation of employees using ChatGPT and Claude for quick drafting tasks, a more urgent threat is posed by a handful of AI super-adopters who are quietly hardcoding unvetted tools into critical business operations.According to new research published by Akamai, the…
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Product showcase: AI Paper Trail shows the privacy cost of talking to AI
Proton’s AI Paper Trail is a free tool designed to make the information accumulated across AI conversations easier to see. It analyzes exported ChatGPT or Claude conversation … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/24/product-showcase-ai-paper-trail/
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Attackers impersonate popular AI brands to spread malware
Attackers are impersonating popular AI brands like Perplexity, Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot to spread information stealers, backdoors, malicious browser extensions, and other … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/21/ai-brand-impersonation-malware-malware-research/
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ChatGPT for Teens tackles risky chats and homework shortcuts
OpenAI has strengthened ChatGPT’s protections for teens, but some of its strongest parental controls still depend on linked accounts. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/chatgpt-for-teens-tackles-risky-chats-and-homework-shortcuts/
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Hackers Impersonate Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot to Deliver Infostealers and Backdoors
Threat actors are increasingly abusing the popularity of generative AI brands to distribute malware, turning trusted names such as Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot into convincing lures for infostealers, browser hijackers and remote-access backdoors. Sophos X-Ops reviewed 12 months of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) investigations, spanning July 2, 2025 to June 29, 2026. They…
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OpenAI confirms ChatGPT is down as logins and signups fail
ChatGPT is experiencing a major outage, and users are unable to sign in, create accounts, or load chats, including previous conversations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-confirms-chatgpt-is-down-as-logins-and-signups-fail/
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AI Fluency vs. AI Access: Why Giving Employees Tools Isn’t the Same as Adoption
Your company bought ChatGPT Enterprise licenses for every employee. You rolled out Copilot across the org. You sent a company-wide email announcing that AI is…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/08/ai-fluency-vs-ai-access-why-giving-employees-tools-isnt-the-same-as-adoption/
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ChatGPT’s new feature could give infostealers a map of your Mac activity
OpenAI’s new Computer History feature turns recent Mac computer activity into memories ChatGPT and Codex can use, and it’s raising questions about privacy and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/19/openai-computer-history-privacy-risks/
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As AI Evolves, Security Risks Remain Familiar
Since ChatGPT brought generative AI into the mainstream in 2022, organizations have rapidly embedded AI into everyday workflows. What began as chatbots has evolved into copilots, embedded AI features, and increasingly autonomous AI agents connected to enterprise systems. Despite this rapid evolution, the underlying security challenges remain familiar. AI risk is less about exotic threats..…
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OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue
The ChatGPT maker says its upcoming Astra model may have reached “critical” cyber capabilities, prompting it to halt a significant number of training runs while it tightens internal safeguards. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/openai-overhauls-safety-protocols-after-its-ai-agents-went-rogue/
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Proton launches free tool to show enterprises what ChatGPT and Claude know about employees
Privacy-focused tech company Proton has launched a free tool designed to show users exactly what large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude have learned about them from months or years of conversation history, a capability that speaks directly to the shadow AI problem now facing enterprise security teams. The tool, called AI Paper Trail,…
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OpenAI Workload Identity Federation: Aembit Brings Secretless Access to the OpenAI API
3 min readAembit already covers a lot of ground when it comes to securing AI workload access. For OpenAI’s ChatGPT, workloads can authenticate to the ChatGPT API using static API key injection, with the Aembit proxy handling direct access transparently. Today, we’re extending that coverage with the introduction of the OpenAI Workload Identity Federation Credential…
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OpenAI releases ChatGPT 5.6 Cyber, but it’s only for approved users
OpenAI has developed a new model called “GPT 5.6 Cyber,” designed for vulnerability research, penetration testing, incident response, and remediation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-releases-chatgpt-56-cyber-but-its-only-for-approved-users/
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OpenAI disrupts major ChatGPT-driven scam campaign in Cambodia
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/openai-disrupts-major-scam-campaign-in-cambodia-using-chatgpt
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AI Generated Code Risks: Why Business Owners Should Never Trust Software That Simply Works
AI can now generate working software in minutes. Ask Claude, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or another AI coding tool to create an API, authentication flow, admin…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/08/ai-generated-code-risks-why-business-owners-should-never-trust-software-that-simply-works/
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OpenAI drops ChatGPT text chat limits for free users, adds new safeguards for teens
OpenAI has updated GPT-5.6 Sol, the model behind ChatGPT for Plus and Pro subscribers, and pushed a new model, GPT-5.6 Luna, out to everyone using the free tier. The company … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/07/openai-gpt-5-6-sol-luna-chatgpt-free-limits/
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OpenAI rolls out a major ChatGPT upgrade, even if you don’t pay for it
OpenAI is rolling out a more reliable version of ChatGPT GPT-5.6 Sol for Plus and Pro users, while Free users are getting unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-rolls-out-a-major-chatgpt-upgrade-even-if-you-dont-pay-for-it/
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Researcher Claims Control of ChatGPT Secure Sandbox
A researcher demonstrated a proof-of-concept attack chain that provided C2-style influence over ChatGPT’s isolated sandbox during a session at Black Hat USA 2026. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/researcher-claims-control-chatgpt-secure-sandbox
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Zenity Labs Finds Zero-Click Attack Chains Across Agentic Browsers
Zenity Labs released research at Black Hat USA 2026 showing zero-click PleaseFix exploit chains across Claude in Chrome, Gemini in Chrome, Perplexity Comet, ChatGPT Atlas and Copilot Edge. The attacks demonstrated paths to silent data theft, credential theft, account takeover and remote control of a victim’s machine. PleaseFix abuses the way agentic browsers combine information..…
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OpenAI Disrupts Poipet Scam Network Using ChatGPT Across Multiple Fraud Schemes
OpenAI said it disrupted a Cambodia-based scam operation that used its generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT to facilitate a wide range of investment, romance, gambling, and law enforcement impersonation schemes.To that end, it banned a coordinated network of ChatGPT accounts likely originating from Southeast Asia and operating from the city of Poipet, a region…
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Cambodian scam centers used ChatGPT to lure Indian nationals, conduct investment fraud
A tip from WhatsApp led OpenAI to ban multiple accounts associated with investment scams and human trafficking operations based in Cambodian scam centers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/openai-chatgpt-cambodia-scam-centers-disruption
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OpenAI Shuts Down ChatGPT Accounts Powering a Cambodia-Based Scam Factory
OpenAI has shut down a coordinated network of ChatGPT accounts that powered a Cambodia-based scam factory running multi-vector fraud and trafficking-linked operations, and has shared indicators with industry peers and authorities to make the network’s reconstitution significantly harder. Earlier in 2026, OpenAI’s threat intelligence team disrupted a scam syndicate that weaponized ChatGPT to drive investment,…
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OpenAI reveals how criminals used ChatGPT to run scams
OpenAI banned a coordinated network of ChatGPT accounts that likely originated in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, a region reports have linked to online scam … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/03/openai-disrupts-chatgpt-scam-operation/
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OpenAI reveals how criminals used ChatGPT to run scams
OpenAI banned a coordinated network of ChatGPT accounts that likely originated in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, a region reports have linked to online scam … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/03/openai-disrupts-chatgpt-scam-operation/
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How Status Labs Helps Brands Get Cited in ChatGPT: The Data Behind AI Search Visibility
Disclosure: This article was created in collaboration with Status Labs. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/status-labs-brands-cited-chatgpt-data-ai-search-visibility/