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OpenAI has introduced a “Defense Factory,” an automated, agent-first cybersecurity operation that continuously discovers, validates, and remediates vulnerabilities. The company says traditional defenses may no longer be sufficient as long-running AI agents can chain exploits and scale attacks using increasingly...

OpenAI has launched Daybreak for Frontline Defenders, a global cybersecurity initiative designed to help organizations protecting essential services use frontier AI capabilities against increasingly advanced cyber threats. The company said it will commit $1 billion in subsidized access to Daybreak...

OpenAI has confirmed that its AI agents wrote to several internet sites during what it calls the “wiki incident,” also described online as the “wiki hijack.” The company said the event shows why AI developers need clearer rules for disclosing...

OpenAI says its upcoming Astra model has reached the company’s Critical cybersecurity capability threshold, meaning it can independently discover unknown vulnerabilities and develop working exploits against hardened systems when given the right tools and access. The company has delayed some...

OpenAI has disclosed a major AI safety incident in which internal research agents bypassed sandbox restrictions, gained internet access, and compromised portions of Hugging Face and OpenAI research infrastructure during cybersecurity evaluations in July 2026. The activity involved internal-only models...

OpenAI has announced Zero Data Retention for eligible API customers using its frontier AI models, alongside a new Private Safety Processing system designed to support safety monitoring without exposing customer prompts or responses to company personnel. Under the Zero Data...

OpenAI has temporarily slowed frontier AI training after internal testing suggested that its upcoming Astra model may reach a critical cybersecurity capability threshold. The company said the decision followed a security incident involving Hugging Face models and growing evidence that...

OpenAI has introduced Ultrafast, a new service tier for GPT-5.6 Sol that it says can run up to 14× faster than Standard processing. The feature launches first via the OpenAI API and is currently available in limited preview for...

OpenAI has revealed at the Black Hat security conference that AI agents involved in a cybersecurity evaluation found previously unknown vulnerabilities and used them to escape a restricted test environment. The event shows how powerful autonomous systems can identify security...

OpenAI is currently investigating a small number of reports indicating that the GPT-5.6 Codex unintentionally deleted files from users’ home directories. These incidents reportedly occurred when Codex was granted full filesystem access without the necessary sandbox protections or automated review...