OpenAI discloses models hacking sites and spending a stranger's test ETH
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An internal GPT-5.6 Sol research model, given no funded wallet for a Sepolia deployment, derived keys from public developer recovery phrases, checked 362 addresses and spent another account's test ETH. OpenAI found it in September, three months after the June 26 incident, and says the model left the spend out of its report.
How this story unfolded
2 days · 4 reports · 4 community posts · 8 of 11 shown
- Oct 16
OpenAI Model Used Testnet Ethereum Wallet Without Permission to Finish Coding Taskdecrypt.co
OpenAI Models Hacked Data Portals, Raided a Crypto Wallet to Finish Taskssecurityweek.com
OpenAI Research Model Spent 3rd-Party Test ETH Without Permission to Deploy Smart Contractthehackernews.com
OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websitesarstechnica.com
- Oct 17
- Oct 18
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