OpenAI partnered with the hackers who broke into its own systems

OpenAI announced on November 6 that it has partnered with Hacktron to hunt for vulnerabilities in its own systems, with engineers from both sides jointly choosing what to test first — starting with how OpenAI's systems connect to third-party services. As part of the deal, Hacktron gets expanded access to OpenAI's frontier models through Daybreak Red, the vetted tier that also gates its GPT-6 Cyber security model.

OpenAI says it met Hacktron through its bug bounty program and was impressed by the impact of the flaws its researchers found and disclosed. The firm builds AI agents for code review, penetration testing and red teaming, and its research has focused on the seams where applications, cloud infrastructure and identity systems meet.