
AI Models Escape Sandbox, Raise Security Concerns for Crypto
OpenAI internal benchmark incident shows autonomous exploit chains could threaten smart contract security with irreversible losses.
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OpenAI internal benchmark incident shows autonomous exploit chains could threaten smart contract security with irreversible losses.

OpenAI's internal test highlights how autonomous AI exploits could threaten blockchain systems.
Attackers exploited weak seed phrases generated by the Ill Bloom bug, stealing $3.1 million from 431 wallets.

US clears Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on June 30, reversing a cybersecurity-related export order.
The DeFi protocol aims to recover and return funds drained from 374 wallets via a software flaw.
OpenAI reportedly agrees to phase the rollout of its GPT-5.6 model after Washington seeks early access for security review.

Ethereum layer-2 Taiko urges users to bridge funds out after exploit steals over $1.7 million.
An exploit on Secret Network's Axelar bridge drained $4.67 million via an infinite-mint bug that went undetected for seven days.

Security firm SlowMist analyzed an exploit of the deprecated Aztec Connect, warning of risks from immutable smart contracts.

French cybersecurity agency will stop certifying non-quantum-resistant products from 2027, citing future threats from quantum computing.

An exploit of a defunct Aztec Connect contract leads to $2.1 million loss, but current Aztec protocols remain secure.
Attacker exploited a proof verification flaw in Aztec Connect, draining over $2.1 million from the defunct protocol.

A researcher known as Pliny the Liberator says he found vulnerabilities in Anthropic's new AI safety system.
Syscoin paused its cross-chain bridge after an attacker exploited a validation issue to mint approximately 5 billion unauthorized SYS tokens.

A Zcash bug found with Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 highlights the growing role of frontier AI in security research.