DOOMBENCH.COM
Misuse and incidents

OpenAI disrupts scams, cyber espionage and covert influence operations

OpenAI reported terminating accounts tied to scams, social engineering, cyber espionage, covert influence and deceptive employment schemes across multiple countries.

0 comments · 0 votesOpen discussion

Public discussion is readable by everyone. Sign in to comment, reply, or vote.

No comments yet. Start the discussion.

Send detailed or private feedback →
CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
AWAY FROM DOOM35confidence 94/100

Why it moved the index

The report documents real misuse across fraud, cyber and influence pathways and completed provider enforcement that removed access, providing concrete but provider-scoped resilience evidence.

Assessment history

  1. R1
    Away 35 · confidence 94

    New realized misuse and disruption report, distinct from prior threat disclosures.

    12 Aug 2026

Share this page

DoomBench social sharing card for OpenAI disrupts scams, cyber espionage and covert influence operations.

  1. DoomBench assesses “OpenAI disrupts scams, cyber espionage and covert influence operations” as evidence moving away from doom, with magnitude 35 and confidence 94 out of 100 in the misuse and incidents category.

  2. The DoomBench assessment of “OpenAI disrupts scams, cyber espionage and covert influence operations” is based on reporting from OpenAI and records the editorial rationale, source quality, attribution, and revision history.

  3. DoomBench summarizes “OpenAI disrupts scams, cyber espionage and covert influence operations” as follows: OpenAI reported terminating accounts tied to scams, social engineering, cyber espionage, covert influence and deceptive employment...

    https://www.doombench.com/news/openai-disrupts-scams-cyber-espionage-and-covert-influence-operations-2025-06-05