OpenAI partners with Hacktron to find vulnerabilities in its own systems

OpenAI says it is partnering with Hacktron, a security company that builds AI agents for code review, penetration testing and red teaming. OpenAI engineers and Hacktron's researchers will pick high-priority areas to test together, with a focus on how OpenAI's systems interact with third-party services.

As part of the partnership, OpenAI is expanding Hacktron's access to its frontier models through Daybreak Red. OpenAI says it came to know Hacktron through its Security Bug Bounty program, where the company's researchers have reported vulnerabilities.

OpenAI ties the announcement to two earlier steps this week: the security sprint with Cathedral's researchers and its higher bug bounty rewards. Hacktron's CEO, Zayne Zhang, says the company will combine its offensive-security expertise with OpenAI's models.