OpenAI bans ChatGPT accounts used by North Korean hackers

OpenAI says it blocked several North Korean hacking groups from using its ChatGPT platform to research future targets and find ways to hack into their networks. "We banned accounts demonstrating activity potentially associated with publicly reported Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)-affiliated threat actors," the company said in its February 2025 threat intelligence report. "Some of these accounts engaged in activity involving TTPs consistent with a threat group known as VELVET CHOLLIMA (AKA Kimsuky, Emerald Sleet), while other accounts were potentially related to an actor that was assessed by a credible source to be linked to STARDUST CHOLLIMA (AKA APT38, Sapphire Sleet)." The now-banned accounts were detected using information from an industry partner. In addition to researching what tools to use during cyberattacks, the threat actors used ChatGPT to find information on cryptocurrency-related topics, which are common interests linked to North Korean state-sponsored thre ... Read full article.