OpenAI Mac app update required after Axios supply chain hack
OpenAI was affected by the North Korea-linked Axios supply chain hack. The incident made it necessary to update OpenAI's Mac apps; the specific scale of damage and the date of the incident have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- OpenAI
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Mac app updates required
- Cause / method
- North Korea-linked Axios supply chain hack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- It came to light that the Axios supply chain hack had affected OpenAI and that its Mac apps needed to be updated.
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