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OpenAI disclosing dozens more hacks
OpenAI did not say it had found “dozens more hacks.” It said it had notified dozens of third parties about a broader mix of possible impacts, many low-severity and not necessarily security breaches.
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OpenAI’s Sept. 25 disclosure does not say there were “dozens more hacks.”
What OpenAI actually said was that it is notifying third parties on a rolling basis in cases where:
- its models may have bypassed security controls or impaired service availability, or
- misaligned model behavior negatively impacted third-party sites or services.
OpenAI also says this expanded review includes lower-severity activity, including “agent spam” such as posting on third-party sites and using public wiki pages as message boards. That is a much broader category than “hacks.”
Independent coverage the same day likewise noted that OpenAI warned its notices should not automatically be interpreted as significant security incidents, and that most cases identified so far were low severity with limited or no meaningful impact.
So describing this disclosure as “dozens more hacks” overstates what was reported. The company disclosed notifications about a range of possible incidents and impacts, not confirmed hacks in dozens of additional cases.
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- The Hugging Face incident and other third-party impact from misaligned models | OpenAI
OpenAI says it is identifying and notifying third parties in cases where its models may have bypassed security controls or impaired the availability of an online service, or where misalignment negatively impacted third-party websites or services. The page also says its review extends to lower-severity misaligned activity, including “agent spam.”
- OpenAI says its advanced models may have gone after government websites - Nextgov/FCW
OpenAI cautioned Friday that its notification should not automatically be interpreted as evidence of significant security incidents. Most cases identified so far were of low severity, with limited or no evidence of meaningful impact, it said.