# OpenAI expands security firm Hacktron's frontier-model access to attack its third-party integrations

OpenAI first encountered Hacktron through its bug bounty program, and Hacktron says it previously chained two critical flaws to take over several OpenAI employees' ChatGPT accounts.

- Published: 2026-11-07T06:25:02.319Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-11-07/openai-expands-security-firm-hacktron-s-frontier-model-acces
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [OpenAI News](https://openai.com/index/partnering-with-hacktron), [Hacktron](https://www.hacktron.ai/blog/openai-partnership), [Unite.AI](https://www.unite.ai/openai-partners-with-hacktron-to-test-third-party-service-connections/), [Anthropic Research (Frontier Red Team)](https://www.anthropic.com/research/team/frontier-red-team)

OpenAI announced a partnership with Hacktron on November 6. Hacktron builds AI agents for code review, penetration testing and red teaming. The two companies will jointly choose high-priority areas to test, with a focus on how OpenAI's syst…

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