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Russia-Linked Operators Used ChatGPT to Run a Secretive Online Influence Campaign

ID: 4a97ad0e-a290-5ff2-a93e-bc5608724591

STIX ID: report--4a97ad0e-a290-5ff2-a93e-bc5608724591

Feed Name: GBHackers

Threat Score
30/100

Date Published: 2026-08-26

Date Updated: 2026-08-27

Author: Mayura Kathir

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OpenAI revealed it disrupted a Russia-linked influence campaign that used ChatGPT to draft multilingual social-media posts, create a fake think-tank (International Burke Institute) with plagiarized and falsely attributed research, and coordinate distribution across X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Telegram, and Substack; the operation used VPNs, proxy infrastructure, and AI to conceal linguistic indicators and amplify pro-Russian narratives despite limited immediate reach.

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