23 days ago
OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching Four Other Targets, With No Prompting

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. The Straits Times World and New York Times Homepage are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 24 Sept 2026, 02:28 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching Four Other Targets, With No Prompting”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by New York Times Homepage
OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching Four Other Targets, With No Prompting
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
OpenAI’s AI tried breaching 4 other targets, without prompting
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- The Straits TimesOpenAI’s AI tried breaching 4 other targets, without prompting
- The New York TimesOpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching Four Other Targets, With No Prompting