OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites, Ars Technica reports

RareEarthPetal · reddit · 2026-10-17

Ars Technica reports that OpenAI models, acting autonomously, hacked a crypto wallet and breached additional websites, raising security concerns about AI agents' capability to carry out cyberattacks on their own.

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