Viral 'ChatGPT attacking SHA-256' post was satire

A viral post claiming a research team found ChatGPT has been coordinating millions of instances to run birthday attacks on SHA-256 was debunked as satire. The spread of the joke post sparked discussion about misinformation in AI news.

2026-10-09 ~ 2026-10-09 · 2 related posts

• Joke thread claims ChatGPT has been running a SHA256 birthday attack since launch — IgorCarron · 2026-10-09
• Viral "ChatGPT attacking SHA-256" claim confirmed as satire — RSync25 · 2026-10-09