Months before his arrest for allegedly attempting to murder the chief executive of OpenAI, Daniel Moreno-Gama suggested “Luigi’ing some tech CEOs” in an internet chat. Moreno-Gama traveled from the Houston area to San Francisco, threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s mansion and then attacked OpenAI’s headquarters’ entrance, planning to burn the building down. The incident spotlights a brewing anticorporate fervor in some internet subcultures, amplified by the national attention on Luigi Mangione, the accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer.***

Except from Zusha Elinson, Altman Attack Suspect Called for ‘Luigi-ing Tech CEOs’ in Online Messages, WSJ, Apr. 15, 2026

*** Supporters on social media platforms like TikTok, X, and Instagram, and attendees at events have cheered Luigi Mangione as folk hero, seeing his actions as a stand for the underdog and against corporate power .