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incidents/AIR-2026-0413

Suspect Used ChatGPT to Assess Drug Lethality Before Fatal Poisonings

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossOther

A suspect in Seoul allegedly used ChatGPT to check the lethality of drug and alcohol mixtures prior to fatal poisonings. Police used the chatbot queries as evidence of intent.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • Other
    In scope, but none of the categories above fits. Reviewed periodically for new categories.
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
4 · Confirmed real-world loss
Financial loss, PHI/PII breach, safety impact or regulatory action.
targets
OpenAI, Individuals
products
ChatGPT
incident date
28 Jan 2026
first reported
28 Jan 2026
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.85 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
misuse · chatgpt · poisoning
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2026-01-28
    South Korean Woman Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Assess Lethality of Drug-and-Alcohol Mixtures Before Two Fatal Motel Poisonings
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1399

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