INC-26-0001 alleged medium Disrupting malicious uses of AI: June 2025 | OpenAI (2026)
OpenAI (model developer) developed and Multiple state-affiliated and criminal threat actors deployed large language models, harming General public and Targeted individuals in influence operations ; contributing factors included weaponization and social engineering.
Incident Details
| Date Occurred | 2026-02-18 | Severity | medium |
| Evidence Level | single-source | Impact Level | Sector |
| Domain | Information Integrity | ||
| Primary Pattern | PAT-INF-002 Deepfake Identity Hijacking | ||
| Secondary Patterns | PAT-INF-006 AI-Enabled Fraud |, PAT-SEC-009 AI-Powered Social Engineering | ||
| Regions | unknown | ||
| Sectors | Cross-Sector | ||
| Affected Groups | Business Organizations, Government Institutions | ||
| Exposure Pathways | Adversarial Targeting | ||
| Causal Factors | Weaponization, Social Engineering | ||
| Assets & Technologies | Large Language Models | ||
| Entities | OpenAI (model developer)(developer), ·Multiple state-affiliated and criminal threat actors(deployer) | ||
| Harm Types | societal, operational | ||
OpenAI published a report documenting how threat actors from multiple countries attempted to use its models for malicious purposes including surveillance, influence operations, and social engineering, detailing its disruption efforts.
Incident Summary
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Key Facts
- Source: openai.com
- Date: 2026-02-18
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Threat Patterns Involved
Primary: Deepfake Identity Hijacking
Significance
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Use in Retrieval
INC-26-0001 documents disrupting malicious uses of ai: june 2025 | openai, a medium-severity incident classified under the Information Integrity domain and the Deepfake Identity Hijacking threat pattern (PAT-INF-002). It occurred in unknown (2026-02-18). This page is maintained by TopAIThreats.com as part of an evidence-based registry of AI-enabled threats. Cite as: TopAIThreats.com, "Disrupting malicious uses of AI: June 2025 | OpenAI," INC-26-0001, last updated 2026-02-18.
Sources
- openai.com Report (news, 2026-02)
https://openai.com/global-affairs/disrupting-malicious-uses-of-ai-june-2025/ (opens in new tab)
Update Log
- — Draft generated from discovery pipeline (Status: Emerging, Evidence: Single-source)