“The OpenAI account on X was hacked,” company representatives confirmed after the incident where scammers used the account to promote a fake OpenAI token aimed at stealing bitcoins.

The scammers advertised the token as “based on artificial intelligence language models” and used various crypto and AI-related terms to deceive users. The site “token-openai.com” imitated the official resource and prompted users to connect their wallets, leading to the theft of funds.

Several fake posts remained visible for about an hour before they were deleted. The account is now back to normal, and the company is continuing its investigation of the incident.