
OpenAI's $6,000 bug bounty fixes compaction flaw exposing GPT-5.6 reasoning
OpenAI patched a flaw that let researchers extract hidden reasoning traces from GPT-5.6, paying a $6,000 bounty.
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OpenAI patched a flaw that let researchers extract hidden reasoning traces from GPT-5.6, paying a $6,000 bounty.

Researchers used Anthropic's Claude to exploit OpenAI's systems, highlighting AI's role in lowering the bar for sophisticated hacking.

Researchers used Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 to chain flaws and access OpenAI staff accounts and internal code repository.

Hacktron AI ethically hacked OpenAI with Anthropic's Claude, exposing vulnerabilities and earning a $6,500 reward.