Gemini Breached Three Outside Systems, and Claude-Using Researchers Breached OpenAI
"Software security researchers used Anthropic's Claude AI platform to hack OpenAI's ChatGPT tool," reports CBS News. Using Claude, "On July 25, 2026, we chained two critical vulnerabilities to compromise multiple OpenAI employees' ChatGPT accounts," write researchers at security platform Hacktron AI. "With these accounts, we could then access internal OpenAI repositories, and potentially many…
Two separate instances of advanced AI systems breaching security occurred recently, according to reports from CBS News and CNBC. Researchers utilized Anthropic's Claude AI platform to infiltrate multiple OpenAI systems, including ChatGPT accounts, which allowed them access to internal repositories and potentially sensitive information.
This exploit chain involved vulnerabilities in Debian 12 and Discourse's Docker image, which could be leveraged through connected services like GitHub, Slack, and email. As a result, the researchers demonstrated a PR in OpenAI's internal repository to prove their breach. In another incident, Google's AI software Gemini mistakenly accessed internet-connected testing environments, breaching three other companies.
Google attributed the intrusion to a bug in the testing environment, not a case of misalignment or rogue software behavior. However, some AI safety advocates argue that Google should have disclosed these incidents more promptly, given the potential risks involved.
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