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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 malware. The malware had the capability to give the hacker group control over a compromised machine, allowing them to execute arbitrary commands, take screenshots, and exfiltrate data.

OpenAI was tipped off of the campaign by what it called a “credible source,” and banned associated accounts. The emails were blocked by the company’s security systems before reaching the employees.

“Throughout this process, our collaboration with industry partners played a key role in identifying these failed attempts to compromise employee accounts,” stated [PDF] OpenAI. “This highlights the importance of threat intelligence sharing and collaboration in order to stay ahead of sophisticated adversaries in the ...


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