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June 02, 2023

OpenAI CTO’s Twitter Was Allegedly Hacked

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OpenAI’s CTO’s Twitter account was allegedly hacked on June 1 to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency.

OpenAI CTO's Twitter Was Allegedly Hacked

OpenAI’s chief technology officer’s Twitter account was reportedly hacked. On June 1 at 6:03 PM Pacific Time, Mira Murati, who has worked at OpenAI for over five years developing advanced artificial intelligence software, lost control of her Twitter account. At approximately 6:03 PM, Murati’s account started advertising a new cryptocurrency called “$OPENAI.” The “groundbreaking” token was allegedly “driven by artificial intelligence-based language models”.

OpenAI CTO’s Twitter Was Allegedly Hacked

The tweets motivated Murati’s followers to visit a website that showed if they were eligible for an airdrop directly to their Ethereum addresses. Then, users were invited to send funds to an Ethereum digital wallet address in exchange for “free airdropped” coins. The airdrop was claimed to be a part of the initial coin offering.

After being posted, the tweets were removed and re-posted with slightly different phrasing minutes later. Overall, the posts were live on Mira Murati’s account for approximately 45 minutes before being deleted.

The hack took place four months after Twitter changed its two-factor authentication policies. As of today, users can not use SMS text messages as an option for the authentication process unless they pay for the Twitter Blue premium subscription service. However, Mira Murati’s account features a blue check, meaning that she is subscribed to Twitter Blue and can use the SMS two-factor authentication.

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About The Author

Valeria is a reporter for Metaverse Post. She focuses on fundraises, AI, metaverse, digital fashion, NFTs, and everything web3-related. Valeria has a Master’s degree in Public Communications and is getting her second Major in International Business Management. She dedicates her free time to photography and fashion styling. At the age of 13, Valeria created her first fashion-focused blog, which developed her passion for journalism and style. She is based in northern Italy and often works remotely from different European cities. You can contact her at [email protected]

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Valeria Goncharenko
Valeria Goncharenko

Valeria is a reporter for Metaverse Post. She focuses on fundraises, AI, metaverse, digital fashion, NFTs, and everything web3-related. Valeria has a Master’s degree in Public Communications and is getting her second Major in International Business Management. She dedicates her free time to photography and fashion styling. At the age of 13, Valeria created her first fashion-focused blog, which developed her passion for journalism and style. She is based in northern Italy and often works remotely from different European cities. You can contact her at [email protected]

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