Roman Storm: According to the logic of the US Department of Justice, Google and OpenAI should also be held responsible for the hacking behavior

According to Bitcoin.com, Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm pointed out that Google and OpenAI's products were used by North Korean hackers to write code and generate fake images. If convicted according to the logic of the US Department of Justice, these two companies should also bear criminal responsibility. Roman Storm was convicted in August 2025 for conspiring to operate an unlicensed remittance business, which he believed set a dangerous precedent for developers to be punished for user misuse of tools. Roman Storm emphasizes that writing code is not a crime and that criminals should be prosecuted instead of tool makers, stating that according to the same standards, employees of Google and OpenAI should also face 20 years in prison.