Security researchers used Claude to help them hack into OpenAI
A team of three independent security researchers at Hacktron says it took less than 72 hours for them to hack into OpenAI employee accounts using Anthropic's.
By Dillip Chowdary • Sep 27, 2026 • Source: The Verge
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The Verge reports: Security researchers used Claude to help them hack into OpenAI. A team of three independent security researchers at Hacktron says it took less than 72 hours for them to hack into OpenAI employee accounts using Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 and 5, the Wall Street Journal reports. They were able to access OpenAI's GitHub repository, called "Monorepo," which reportedly contains…
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For primary quotes and complete technical detail, see The Verge's original report linked above.
Developer Action Items
- ☐ Inventory whether OpenAI / Anthropic / Claude runs in prod, CI, staging, or on laptops before you debate severity.
- ☐ Confirm the vendor's fixed build for OpenAI / Anthropic / Claude from The Verge, then schedule the patch window.
- ☐ If you cannot patch today, isolate the service, rotate tokens that sat on the affected surface, and raise the logging floor.
- ☐ Record the decision and residual risk so the next on-call does not re-litigate whether you are exposed.
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