Hacker Breaches OpenAI’s Internal Systems

According to a report by the New York Times on Thursday, last year, a hacker infiltrated OpenAI’s internal messaging systems and accessed details regarding the company’s artificial intelligence technologies.

The hacker obtained information from discussions held in an online forum where employees discussed OpenAI’s latest technologies, sources familiar with the incident stated. However, the breach did not extend to the systems housing and developing OpenAI’s AI, including ChatGPT, the report noted.

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Executives at OpenAI reportedly informed employees and the company’s board about the breach during an all-hands meeting in April last year. Despite the breach, no customer or partner information was compromised, leading executives to decide against public disclosure.

They assessed the hacker as a private individual unaffiliated with any foreign government, thus not posing a national security threat, according to the report. The company did not notify federal law enforcement agencies about the incident.

In May, OpenAI disclosed it had disrupted five covert influence operations intending to exploit its AI models for deceptive activities online, prompting concerns about the misuse of AI technology.