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OpenAI says Chinese cops used ChatGPT to plan and track smear ops against opponents

ID: 17796fdc-4aac-58e1-8aeb-9e684805fc85

STIX ID: report--17796fdc-4aac-58e1-8aeb-9e684805fc85

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2026-02-25

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Jessica Lyons

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OpenAI investigators detected a banned ChatGPT user with links to Chinese law enforcement attempting to use AI to plan covert influence operations and transnational repression against CCP critics and a Japanese politician, including smear campaigns, fake accounts, mass reporting, harassment, and psychological pressure; limited evidence of hashtag propagation and account restrictions was observed but the operations achieved little visible traction.

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