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Anonymous Claim Says AI Security Startup Hacktron Left Its Slack Channel Public With 265 Open Critical Issues

November 9, 2026 at 07:46 EST

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An anonymous actor has alleged that Hacktron AI, a startup that reportedly breached OpenAI through employee accounts within 72 hours, left its own Slack channel publicly accessible, exposing internal material and a backlog of unresolved security findings. The claims have not been independently confirmed.

Unverified allegation · AI security startup

An AI security firm's own house in question

An anonymous actor alleges that Hacktron AI left a Slack channel publicly accessible and carried a backlog of 265 unresolved critical findings, plus access tokens. The claims are unconfirmed, and no independent party has verified them.

265

Critical issues alleged to remain open in Hacktron's scanning tool

72 hrs

Alleged window in which OpenAI systems were reached via employee accounts

Independent security firms or news outlets that have verified the material

The 265 claimed open critical findings

Each block represents 10 findings. The final block is partial (5 of 10).

26.5 blocks = 265 findings, the claimed backlog size, not a verified count.

How the allegation unfolds

1. Anonymous claim
Actor alleges breach and exposure

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2. Material surfaces
Tokens and 265 figure reportedly included

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3. Channel exposure
Slack reportedly public, not confirmed

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4. Verification
Pending response from Hacktron and OpenAI

What is claimed

Hacktron reached OpenAI systems through employee accounts in under three days
Its Slack channel was publicly accessible
Access tokens appear in the paste; their reach is not visible

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