OpenAI says Chinese gang tried to phish its staff

OpenAI has alleged the company disrupted a spear-phishing campaign that saw a China-based group target its employees through both their personal and corporate email addresses. The group, which OpenAI says is called SweetSpecter, sent phishing emails that contained a malicious attachment designed to deploy the SugarGh0st RAT …

[Nameless Dread]

Smart, you say ?

Smart meters, smart cars, smart TVs ... Watch out for the next BIG thing: Smart lavatories.

Your every movement monitored.

[beast666]

The 'credible source' which tipped off OpenAI about the 'Chinese gang' wouldn't happen to be their PR dept. would it?

Regardless, I doubt that any Chinese or Russian actors would disrupt OpenAI in any way. Why would they want to do us any favours?

"Never interrupt your opponent when they are in the middle of making a mistake."

[Zippy´s Sausage Factory]

"The ChatGPT-maker downplayed the use of its AI, writing that the threat actor’s use of its models did not help it to develop novel capabilities that couldn't be sourced from public resources."

I actually feel for their PR department here. Because if they imply that their own AI isn't powerful enough to help them hack its creators, should anyone else consider it clever enough to be ready for prime time? But then on the other hand, if it is powerful enough, isn't it too dangerous to deploy in a corporate context?

[GenericLeftieWhackjob]

cash only please

Oh my god, can we have the market crash already? "The Chinese are definitely hacking us to get our secret sauce..." The hype machine is approaching Baghdad Bob levels.