OpenAI Codex Security Scanned 1.2 Million Commits and Found 10,561 High-Severity Issues

2026-03-08T13:24:16Zf16dfebff641589fded6275d3abb8ee47cc6284987383da2601a174eebe8ea9f
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What happened

A collection of cybersecurity reports covering AI-assisted security research and threats, active exploited vulnerabilities, and multiple malware/APT campaigns. Highlights include OpenAI’s Codex Security scanning 1.2M commits and surfacing 10,561 high-severity issues; Anthropic using Claude Opus 4.6 to discover 22 Firefox vulnerabilities; Transparent Tribe leveraging AI to mass-produce implants; VOID#GEIST multi-stage campaign delivering XWorm, AsyncRAT, and Xeno RAT; MuddyWater (Seedworm) deploying a new Dindoor backdoor in U.S. networks; China-linked APTs targeting South American telecoms; a»

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2026-03-08T13:24:16Z
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