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Security researchers used Claude to help them hack into OpenAI

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A team of three independent security researchers at Hacktron says it took less than 72 hours for them to hack into OpenAI employee accounts using Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 and 5, The Wall Street Journal reports. They were able to access OpenAI's GitHub repository, called "Monorepo," which reporte…

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Timeline · 4 reports

  1. 2026-09-19 06:04 · r/ClaudeAI
    Used Claude to help Jev become a gamer
  2. 2026-09-18 19:54 · r/agi
    Security Researchers Hacked Into OpenAI Using Anthropic’s Claude
  3. 2026-09-18 15:30 · The Verge AI
    Security researchers used Claude to help them hack into OpenAI
  4. 2026-09-18 02:34 · r/singularity
    Independent Security Researchers Used Anthropic’s Claude to Break Into OpenAI

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