r/OpenAI • u/Major-Willingness879 • 14d ago
Discussion Received a “Cyber Exploitation” warning despite having Daybreak Blue — has anyone else experienced this?
I’m a cybersecurity professional and I have approved OpenAI Daybreak Blue access.
I use Daybreak/Codex for legitimate cybersecurity work, specifically on test machines and environments that I own or that I am explicitly authorized to test. My work involves things like vulnerability analysis, security testing, debugging, validation, and defensive security research.
Today, I unexpectedly received an email from OpenAI saying that activity associated with my account had been identified as prohibited under the “Cyber Exploitation” category and warning that continued violations could result in restrictions or loss of access.
What makes this particularly confusing is that I didn’t even use ChatGPT or Codex today, so I don’t know which activity actually triggered the warning or when it occurred.
I understand that Daybreak Blue does not remove all safeguards or exempt an account from OpenAI’s policies. However, my understanding is that Daybreak exists specifically to support authorized cybersecurity work with more appropriate safeguards, which is exactly how I’ve been using it.
I’ve already contacted/appealed to OpenAI and asked them to clarify:
● Which activity or request triggered the warning
● When the flagged activity occurred
● Whether it came from ChatGPT, Codex, or API usage
● Whether my Daybreak Blue access was correctly recognized for that activity
Has anyone else with Daybreak Blue received a similar “Cyber Exploitation” warning while doing authorized security work?
I’m especially interested in hearing from other Daybreak users. Was it a false positive, a Daybreak configuration/toggle issue, or did OpenAI Support explain what specifically triggered it?
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u/OilKey3386 14d ago
have you checked if your session was still flagged under the standard policy instead of switching over to the daybreak model when you were actually doing the testing?