OpenAI Warns Mac Users to Update Apps After Supply-Chain Attack
2026-05-16T08:51:47Z•341d3427fbfd116802466d70cb67f23a93831debc9e5052a7e5ca6d6666021a8
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What happened
Multiple high-risk security developments: OpenAI warns Mac users to update ChatGPT, Codex and Atlas by June 12 after an npm supply‑chain compromise exposed app signing certificates; two proof‑of‑concept Windows exploits published after Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday can bypass BitLocker and escalate to SYSTEM (unpatched); Google and other researchers reported the first confirmed AI‑assisted/AI‑crafted zero‑day targeting 2FA, raising concern about AI‑driven exploit development. Additional incidents include Microsoft’s May fixes for 120 flaws, a Foxconn data theft claim, a large Canvas (Instruct)
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