Morning Edition · Saturday, August 1, 2026Published at 1:44 AM EDT · New York
OpenAI Says It Disrupted a Cambodia-Based Scam Network Running on ChatGPT
The banned accounts used the model to generate fake personas, translate messages and run daily operations for investment, romance and impersonation fraud.
OpenAI published a threat-intelligence report describing a Cambodia-based scam operation that used ChatGPT to support investment, romance, gambling and impersonation schemes. The company says the network, which very likely operated in or ar…
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AI Industrializes Cross-Border Fraud
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