Russian pranksters posing as Ukrainian officials fooled 3 OpenAI staffers on video call

Polymarket · x · 2026-11-14

Per a report surfaced by Polymarket, Russian comedians posing as Ukrainian officials held a 17-minute video call with 3 OpenAI staffers, getting them to discuss military AI. The incident highlights social-engineering vulnerabilities at frontier AI companies.

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