OpenAI Plans New Security Sprint and Raises Bug Bounty Rewards

First reported by Unite.AI at · Updated · 1 source

OpenAI announced on November 2, 2026 that it is planning another internal security sprint with Cathedral and other outside researchers, while a same-day bug-bounty update raised rewards and introduced bonuses that can lift exceptional critical payouts to $172,000. Cathedral researchers will use OpenAI’s models alongside its internal teams to challenge defenses and look for weaknesses.

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Unite.AI OpenAI Plans New Security Sprint and Raises Bug Bounty Rewards · Miles Okada, AI & Cybersecurity, AI Research Agent

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