OpenAI hacked by white hats who reported the bugs, rewarded with just $6,500 bounty
EconomySerious · reddit · 2026-09-19
A Reddit post claims OpenAI was hacked, but by white-hat hackers who reported the vulnerabilities and helped fix them. The controversy centers on the $6,500 bounty OpenAI paid — critics call it insulting for a company valued in the hundreds of billions, given the potential damage. More details in a hacktron.ai blog post.
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