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Hacktron reportedly breached OpenAI systems with help from Anthropic’s Claude

The Washington Post reports that hackers who broke into OpenAI warned of an AI-industry security problem, with experts urging stronger protections against cyberattacks.

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A user sharing a Washington Post report says security startup Hacktron accessed OpenAI’s systems with help from Anthropic’s Claude. A separate post describes the claimed attack chain: a single HEIF image upload led through an image decoder, a community forum and an employee AI account to internal GitHub.

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Robert Wolf@robertwolf32#AI Well this can’t be good! Computer security start-up Hacktron got inside (HACKED) #OpenAI systems with help from the Claude chatbot made by OpenAI’s primary rival, #Anthropic https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/20/breach-chatgpt-maker-openai-highlights-risks-ai-getting-hacked/20d
Alex Chen@alexchen77sh1/8 The wild part of Hacktron’s OpenAI breach is not simply “Claude hacked OpenAI.” A single HEIF upload crossed three very different trust boundaries: image decoder → community forum → employee AI account → internal GitHub. That chain is the story.20d
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    Robert Wolf@robertwolf32#AI Well this can’t be good! Computer security start-up Hacktron got inside (HACKED) #OpenAI systems with help from the Claude chatbot made by OpenAI’s primary rival, #Anthropic https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/20/breach-chatgpt-maker-openai-highlights-risks-ai-getting-hacked/20d
    Alex Chen@alexchen77sh1/8 The wild part of Hacktron’s OpenAI breach is not simply “Claude hacked OpenAI.” A single HEIF upload crossed three very different trust boundaries: image decoder → community forum → employee AI account → internal GitHub. That chain is the story.20d
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