OpenAI ‘ethically hacked’ with help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot
Summary
Researchers at Hacktron AI used Anthropic's Claude chatbot to help them ethically hack into OpenAI employees' accounts, gaining access to OpenAI's software cache (a temporary storage of frequently used data) through a staff discussion forum. The incident highlights how AI tools can simplify hacking tasks that once took months into operations completed in days, though OpenAI stated it had already patched the vulnerabilities the researchers exploited.
Solution / Mitigation
OpenAI stated that "the company had addressed the vulnerabilities that had been exploited." No specific technical details, patches, version numbers, or mitigation steps are described in the source text.
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Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/18/openai-hacked-anthropic-claude-chatbot
First tracked: September 18, 2026 at 08:01 AM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 92%