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STORM-2035: Recidivist influence activity

OpenAI disrupted an Iran-linked influence operation using AI to manipulate US, UK, Irish, and Venezuelan politics—signaling how fast AI becomes a tool for state-level information warfare.

Reporting by OpenAI Blog 1 min brief
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Why it matters

AI practitioners and security teams need to understand how frontier models are being weaponized for coordinated inauthentic behavior at scale. This is a real-world case study in AI-enabled influence operations and a signal that platform governance around malicious use is now a core operational concern.

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10 to know

  1. Operation: STORM-2035, likely Iran-linked

  2. Target countries: US, UK, Ireland, Venezuela

  3. Method: AI-generated influence content

  4. Platform action: Account bans by OpenAI

  5. Category: Coordinated inauthentic behavior / state-level information warfare

  6. Timing: Published June 1, 2025

  7. Operation name: STORM-2035, Iran-linked

  8. Targets: US, UK, Irish, and Venezuelan politics

  9. Action: OpenAI banned associated accounts

  10. Significance: Demonstrates state-actor adoption of generative AI for disinformation at coordinated scale

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Publisher excerpt: OpenAI banned accounts associated with the likely Iran-linked STORM-2035 operation using AI to create influence content about US, UK, Irish, and Venezuelan politics.
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