Three Hackers Took Over OpenAI Employee Accounts in 72 Hours, Sparking AI Race Backlash

trevposts · x · 2026-09-18

Security researchers say two bugs let them hijack ChatGPT/Codex accounts of OpenAI employees and reach Slack, GitHub and Outlook within 72 hours, proving it with a PR in OpenAI's internal codebase. Commenters argue the breach undercuts the 'race past China at all costs' narrative: rushed security leaves frontier AI assets open to theft — and this was three people plus Claude and Codex, not state-backed hackers.

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