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title: "Russian pranksters tricked three OpenAI natsec and policy executives into a video meeting by posing as Ukrainian officials; OpenAI says it \"acted internally\" (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/russian-pranksters-tricked-three-openai-natsec-and-policy-executives-26559650
published: 2026-11-12T11:35:22.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Russian pranksters tricked three OpenAI natsec and policy executives into a video meeting by posing as Ukrainian officials; OpenAI says it "acted internally" (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-11-12 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/russian-pranksters-tricked-three-openai-natsec-and-policy-executives-26559650

Sam Biddle / The Intercept : Russian pranksters tricked three OpenAI natsec and policy executives into a video meeting by posing as Ukrainian officials; OpenAI says it "acted internally" — A Russian internet comedy duo tricked three of OpenAI's highest ranking military and national security staff into a candid conversation about arming Ukraine.

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261112/p18#a261112p18)

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