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  "id": 8240860,
  "title": "OpenAI ‘ethically hacked’ with help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/openai-ethically-hacked-with-help-of-anthropics-claude-chatbot",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:20:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/18/openai-hacked-anthropic-claude-chatbot"
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  "account": "A team of cybersecurity researchers from Hacktron AI have reportedly carried out a hack into OpenAI, leveraging Anthropic's Claude chatbot. The researchers compromised several OpenAI employees' ChatGPT accounts, enabling them to access the target's software cache, potentially exposing more sensitive information. The researchers utilized Claude, which can generate code for hackers, to access ChatGPT accounts via OpenAI's staff discussion forum on the Discourse platform. They then submitted a harmless \"pull request\" to OpenAI's GitHub repository, which the research team reported to OpenAI. The researchers expressed that while they had access to the code in the repository, they did not download it. The researchers highlighted that they primarily used OpenAI's cutting-edge GPT-5.6 Sol model to carry out the hack. OpenAI acknowledged the findings of the researchers and stated that they had addressed the vulnerabilities that were exploited. Hacktron AI claimed that AI tools have significantly simplified complex hacking tasks and drastically reduced the time required to plan and execute an attack. The incident is one of many safety concerns at OpenAI, which recently revealed six additional instances of unexpected or concerning actions by its technology. Anthropic called for a slowdown in AI development, a suggestion supported by OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Elon Musk.",
  "summary": "US cybersecurity researchers who conducted hack say ‘scope of what we could theoretically access was huge’ Cybersecurity researchers have hacked into OpenAI with the help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot, in the latest example of security issues at the company. A team at a US-based startup compromised a number of OpenAI employees’ ChatGPT accounts, starting a process that enabled them to access…",
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        "title": "White hat hackers just breached OpenAI using Anthropic's Claude in less than 72 hours — and it is a case study in just how fast AI is advancing",
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        "title": "Security researchers used Anthropic's Claude to hack into OpenAI in under 72 hours",
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        "title": "The 'Godfather of AI' backs a new watchdog plan to track OpenAI and Anthropic's AI risks from the inside",
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