Highlights

  • OpenAI CTO's Twitter account was hacked by crypto scammers

  • Scammers posted fake promotional tweets for a fraudulent crypto site

  • Tweets garnered significant engagement before being taken down

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OpenAI CTO's Twitter account hacked to promote crypto scam

OpenAI CTO's Twitter account was hacked by crypto scammers and fake promotional tweets were posted for a fraudulent crypto site, generating significant engagement before being removed.

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      Crypto scammers hacked the Twitter account of OpenAI CTO, Mira Murati, and used it to post promotional tweets around a fake crypto site, potentially exposing over 126,000 followers on the social media platform to a financial risk.

      While the tweets have since been removed, they were live for around an hour, reportedly generating 79,600 views and 83 retweets, with the posts directed users to a malicious website.

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