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Rewarding defenders with bigger bug bounties
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 2 -- OpenAI, an Artificial Intelligence research and deployment company, issued the following news:
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Rewarding defenders with bigger bug bounties
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We're raising rewards in OpenAI's Security Bug Bounty program to further encourage independent researchers to pursue vulnerabilities in OpenAI software that our testing may have missed. We're also introducing new incentives for researchers to earn more for higher quality vulnerability reports.
Independent security researchers play an essential role in protecting technology
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SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 2 -- OpenAI, an Artificial Intelligence research and deployment company, issued the following news:
[Category: BizComputer Technology]
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Rewarding defenders with bigger bug bounties
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We're raising rewards in OpenAI's Security Bug Bounty program to further encourage independent researchers to pursue vulnerabilities in OpenAI software that our testing may have missed. We're also introducing new incentives for researchers to earn more for higher quality vulnerability reports.
Independent security researchers play an essential role in protecting technologyacross the industry. At OpenAI, incentivizing responsible disclosure is a core part of our security model, complementing our Defense Factory work, where our engineers use our models to find weaknesses, reproduce them, and test fixes.
Today's updates are designed to encourage and empower researchers, and to continue building a collaborative, community-first security environment.
We're more than quadrupling the midpoint of our reward ranges for medium, high, and critical findings on average. A critical vulnerability in a core product such as ChatGPT, Codex, or the API Platform will now earn up to $30,000. Exceptional critical findings on those targets remain eligible for up to $100,000, and now up to $172,000 with bonuses. The full details are available in our security bug bounty program.
High-quality reports will be eligible to earn a bonus multiplier on the base bounty. A reliable proof of concept that isolates the bug, shows when it can be exploited, and demonstrates its impact gives us a head start on a fix. The quality multiplier recognizes the extra work that makes a finding especially useful.
To build long-term relationships and continuously empower our security community, we are introducing a tiered loyalty bonus program. This 5-tier system provides scaling bonuses to recognize, support, and celebrate researchers who consistently partner with us in making AI technology safer for everyone.
To support community engagement as technology evolves, priority campaigns will feature dedicated bonus pools for newly launched features. These short-term campaigns give researchers early, high-reward opportunities to test new developments and be recognized for their early contributions.
Example vulnerability
Example historical award
Example new payout calculation
New reward
Medium - ChatGPT (core asset): A read-only member can upload files to a Project without write permission.
$750
$2,000 x 1.15 Quality Bonus x 1.05 Bronze Loyalty Tier Bonus
$2,415
High - Prism (non-core asset): IDOR resulting in reading a file uploaded to user's Project
$1,000
$2,500 x 1.15 Quality Bonus x 1.10 Gold Loyalty Tier Bonus
$3,162.50
Critical - ChatGPT (core asset): One-click account takeover.
$6,500
$30,000 x 1.15 Quality Bonus x 1.30 Priority Campaign Bonus x 1.15 31337 Loyalty Tier Bonus
$51,577
Exceptional - ChatGPT (core asset): Significant compromise of a security boundary (e.g., ability to view arbitrary ChatGPT users' chat messages.)
$100,000
$100,000 x 1.15 Quality x 1.30 Priority Campaign x 1.15 31337 loyalty
$171,925
All scenarios and historical awards are illustrative.
If you've already submitted a report and we haven't yet awarded a bounty, we'll apply the new reward ranges. For bounties we awarded in the 30 days before this announcement, we'll pay you the difference if your finding would have earned more under the new ranges (Base Award + Loyalty Awards).
On November 20-21, our security team will be at PROMPT2PWN in Oakland, where researchers can test targets in person. If you'll be there, we'd love to hear what you've been working on and how to partner with you.
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to investigate a lead and report it to us. We want OpenAI to be a team you come back to when you find something we've missed.
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Natascha Doll joins White & Case as a partner in Germany
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Natascha Doll joins White & Case as a partner in Germany
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Global law Firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice with the addition of Natascha Doll as a partner in Germany.
"Natascha's arrival advances our strategy to grow our global private capital and infrastructure M&A capabilities," said White & Case Chair Heather McDevitt. "Her experience advising global investors on cross-border transactions will deepen our relationships with leading financial
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NEW YORK, Nov. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Natascha Doll joins White & Case as a partner in Germany
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Global law Firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice with the addition of Natascha Doll as a partner in Germany.
"Natascha's arrival advances our strategy to grow our global private capital and infrastructure M&A capabilities," said White & Case Chair Heather McDevitt. "Her experience advising global investors on cross-border transactions will deepen our relationships with leading financialsponsors and strengthen the integrated advice we deliver across M&A, energy and infrastructure matters."
Natascha specializes in advising global financial investor clients on acquisitions, disposals and co-investments across a number of jurisdictions. Having qualified and worked both as a German lawyer (Rechtsanwaltin) in Germany and as a solicitor in England and Wales in London, Natascha's approach to market-leading PE deals is holistic and international. Natascha has advised investors on some of Europe's most high-value and complex deals. Natascha joins White & Case from Freshfields, where she was partner, and brings more than 20 years of experience at that firm.
White & Case partner Karsten Wockener, head of Germany, said: "Natascha is a highly regarded private equity lawyer with experience advising leading global investors on complex infrastructure transactions. With Germany continuing to attract significant infrastructure investment and the continued strength of the European PE market, Natascha will be well placed to support clients on their most important cross-border mandates."
White & Case's M&A Practice is continuing to build significant strength with more than 30 lateral partners joining globally over the past year. High-profile additions include partners Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist (Tokyo); Stephen Fraidin, Andrea Basham, Jennifer Cheng, Paul Tiger, Oreste Cipolla and Dario de Martino (all in New York); Parthiv Rishi (Singapore); and Herve Pisani, Cyril Valentin, Antoine Mercier, Sarah Fleury and Romain Guenin (all in Paris).
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Original text here: https://www.whitecase.com/news/press-release/natascha-doll-joins-white-case-partner-germany
Marshfield Medical Center-Weston hosts veterans display
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Nov. 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Marshfield Medical Center-Weston hosts veterans display
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Contact:
Jeff Starck
Marshfield Clinic
715-389-4978 / Jeffrey.Starck@sanfordhealth.org
WESTON, Wis. - Marshfield Medical Center-Weston is hosting a new traveling display banner exhibit from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum titled "Compassion Under Fire: Stories of Combat Medics."
The exhibit will be on display through Nov. 30 inside the atrium at Marshfield Medical Center-Weston, 3400 Ministry Parkway.
The Compassion
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SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Nov. 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Marshfield Medical Center-Weston hosts veterans display
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Contact:
Jeff Starck
Marshfield Clinic
715-389-4978 / Jeffrey.Starck@sanfordhealth.org
WESTON, Wis. - Marshfield Medical Center-Weston is hosting a new traveling display banner exhibit from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum titled "Compassion Under Fire: Stories of Combat Medics."
The exhibit will be on display through Nov. 30 inside the atrium at Marshfield Medical Center-Weston, 3400 Ministry Parkway.
The CompassionUnder Fire banner exhibit highlights 15 Wisconsinites who risked their lives to deliver medical treatment to their comrades. From World War II to recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, these combat medics served their country by tending to their comrades. Oftentimes working in harsh and dangerous conditions, our brave men and women consistently responded with life-saving medical intervention.
"Our veterans answered the call; it is our honor to ensure their service is always seen and remembered," said Bryan Weichelt, Ph.D., research scientist and past chair of Marshfield Clinic's Military & Veterans Employee Resource Group. "These exhibits are an opportunity for Marshfield Clinic to recognize our veterans' service and to educate our patients and visitors of their sacrifices."
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the healthcare experience and providing access to world-class healthcare in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 60,000 employees and serves more than 2.5 million patients and nearly 415,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 60 hospitals, 315 clinic locations, 145 senior care communities, 4,900 physicians and advanced practice providers and 1,100 active clinical trials and studies. The organization's transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to nearly 80 specialties. Nearly 450 residents and fellows are trained each year through over 40 graduate medical education programs, with Sanford Health serving as the primary funding source for 75% of the programs. Sanford Health also includes 92 retail pharmacies, including Sanford and Lewis Drug pharmacies with locations in 6 states, and more than 300 pharmacists. Learn more about Sanford Health's commitment to shaping the future of rural healthcare across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
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Original text here: https://news.sanfordhealth.org/news-release/marshfield-medical-center-weston-hosts-veterans-display/
Kirkland Represents Radiology Partners on $485 Million First-Lien Notes Offering to Fund Everlight Acquisition
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Kirkland Represents Radiology Partners on $485 Million First-Lien Notes Offering to Fund Everlight Acquisition
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Kirkland & Ellis advised Radiology Partners, a physician-owned and physician-led radiology practice backed by Whistler Capital Partners and New Enterprise Associates (NEA), in connection with a $485 million offering of first-lien senior secured notes to fund its previously announced acquisition of Everlight Radiology. The proceeds from the notes offering
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CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Kirkland Represents Radiology Partners on $485 Million First-Lien Notes Offering to Fund Everlight Acquisition
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Kirkland & Ellis advised Radiology Partners, a physician-owned and physician-led radiology practice backed by Whistler Capital Partners and New Enterprise Associates (NEA), in connection with a $485 million offering of first-lien senior secured notes to fund its previously announced acquisition of Everlight Radiology. The proceeds from the notes offeringwere deposited into an escrow account pending the consummation of the Everlight acquisition.
The Kirkland team included capital markets lawyers Josh Korff, Ross Leff, Alborz Tolou, Varun Baliga, Sandy Park, Hannah Miller, Christina Aldime and Helena Rowe; debt finance lawyers Tom Dobleman, Claire Rokita, Madison Frandina, Georgie Bierwirth and Ahsan Rashid; tax lawyers Anthony Sexton, Vin Thorn and Christian Ekins; healthcare transactions lawyers Dennis Williams, Lindsay Borgeson, Cooper Barghols and Ben Shelton; employee benefits lawyer Caitlin Pyrce; investment funds ERISA lawyer Joe Lifsics; and investment funds regulatory lawyer Phil Giglio.
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Original text here: https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2026/11/kirkland-represents-radiology-p-on-485m-firstlien-notes-offering-to-fund-everlight-acquisition
Kilpatrick Continues Strategic Growth of Litigation Practices with Addition of Partner Ethan Levinton
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Kilpatrick Continues Strategic Growth of Litigation Practices with Addition of Partner Ethan Levinton
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Class Action and False Claims Act Litigator Joins in Dallas, Expanding Kilpatrick's Capabilities Across Litigation, Investigations, Privacy, and Technology
DALLAS (Nov. 2, 2026) - Kilpatrick has deepened its national litigation bench with the addition of Ethan Levinton, who joins the Firm's Complex Commercial Litigation Team in Dallas as a partner. Mr.
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ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Kilpatrick Continues Strategic Growth of Litigation Practices with Addition of Partner Ethan Levinton
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Class Action and False Claims Act Litigator Joins in Dallas, Expanding Kilpatrick's Capabilities Across Litigation, Investigations, Privacy, and Technology
DALLAS (Nov. 2, 2026) - Kilpatrick has deepened its national litigation bench with the addition of Ethan Levinton, who joins the Firm's Complex Commercial Litigation Team in Dallas as a partner. Mr.Levinton, previously a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, defends companies in class actions, False Claims Act matters, and government investigations. Additionally, his successes in privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property and technology, regulatory matters, and product liability, will serve Kilpatrick clients with fully integrated counsel on challenges that span multiple practice areas.
"Kilpatrick's continued growth and breadth of capabilities create a compelling opportunity to me to apply my experience across a wide range of practices," said Mr. Levinton. "The Firm's collaborative and multidisciplinary platform allow me to bring a more holistic approach to address clients' increasingly complex legal and business challenges."
Mr. Levinton advises clients from the earliest days of crisis management and internal investigations through litigation and trial. This allows Kilpatrick to provide continuity of counsel across the full lifecycle of a dispute, drawing on colleagues in other practices as client needs evolve. He has represented clients in technology, financial services, automotive, education technology, and defense, sectors where regulatory scrutiny and litigation risk often intersect.
"Ethan brings experience that complements a number of Kilpatrick's core strengths and creates meaningful opportunities for collaboration across our litigation, regulatory, privacy, and intellectual property practices," said Tom Clyde, Co-Leader of Kilpatrick's Complex Commercial Litigation Team. "His arrival further positions us to help clients navigate complex challenges that rarely fit neatly within a single practice area. He also adds trial depth to our Dallas team as we continue to grow in the market."
Class action defense and government enforcement sit at the center of Mr. Levinton's practice. He has defended companies in putative privacy class actions and in multidistrict litigation over alleged fraudulent marketing and product defects, along with a nationwide Title VII class action and a securities fraud class action.
On the enforcement side, Mr. Levinton represented a defense systems manufacturer in a cybersecurity-related False Claims Act qui tam action and has defended clients before the FTC--including a COPPA investigation--as well as the Department of Justice, the SEC, and the Federal Reserve Board. That pairing is a natural complement to Kilpatrick's product liability, consumer protection, privacy, and regulatory teams, because the clients those teams serve rarely face one problem at a time: he is used to defending the regulatory inquiry, the civil litigation, and the reputational exposure as a single, coordinated matter.
Mr. Levinton earned his J.D., with Honors, from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where he served as Chief Articles Editor of The Review of Litigation and Chief Articles Editor of The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law. He earned his B.A. in Government and Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with Highest Honors in Philosophy and Special Honors in Government. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and received the William Jennings Bryan Thesis Prize. He is admitted to practice in Texas and New York and before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Northern District of Texas.
About Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick is trusted counsel to the world's most innovative companies. With recognized strength in the technology sector and a full range of service offerings, we deliver practical, business-centric solutions built upon strong and enduring connections. To serve our ground-breaking clients, we strive to be at the forefront of client service and on the cutting edge of law and technology. Learn more at ktslaw.com and follow the Firm on LinkedIn for the latest updates.
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Original text here: https://ktslaw.com/en/insights/news/news release/2026/11/kilpatrick continues strategic growth of litigation practices
Goodwin Advises Undercover Snacks on Majority Investment by Mondelez International
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Goodwin Advises Undercover Snacks on Majority Investment by Mondelez International
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The Private Equity M&A team advised Undercover Snacks ("Undercover") on a majority investment in Undercover by Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ), one of the world's largest snacking companies. The investment marks a new stage of growth for Undercover, positioning the company to capitalize on growing consumer demand for delicious, better-for-you snacks and permissible indulgence. The company
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Goodwin Advises Undercover Snacks on Majority Investment by Mondelez International
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The Private Equity M&A team advised Undercover Snacks ("Undercover") on a majority investment in Undercover by Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ), one of the world's largest snacking companies. The investment marks a new stage of growth for Undercover, positioning the company to capitalize on growing consumer demand for delicious, better-for-you snacks and permissible indulgence. The companywill continue to operate as a standalone business led by its existing management team while gaining access to Mondelez's extensive capabilities, resources, and expertise to accelerate innovation, distribution, and long-term growth.
Undercover Snacks is an innovative, better-for-you snack company creating delicious treats with "healthy ingredients in disguise". Its signature chocolate and frosted quinoa crisps combine irresistible taste and crunch with simple, high-quality ingredients. All Undercover products are non-GMO, certified gluten-free, and produced at the company's dedicated peanut-free, tree nut-free facility in East Hanover, New Jersey. Undercover is committed to sustainable sourcing, uses Rainforest Alliance-certified cocoa, and manufactures in a facility powered by solar energy.
The Goodwin team was led by Ilan Nissan, Jonathan R. Scott, Jack Kelly, Hayden Kursh, Aylar Banafshe, Hallie Hoffmann, Eric Willenbacher, Garrett Gaughan, Steve Argentieri, Jacqueline Klosek, Christina Lewis, Brendan Lally-McGurl, Andy Barton, Mandy Russo, Javier Gonzalez Rivera, Paul Jin, Ortal Ben Aharon, Emily Josef, and Tripat Sandhu.
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Original text here: https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/news-and-events/news/2026/11/announcements-privateequity-ma-undercover-snacks-investment-mondelez
Four Kirkland Partners Named 2026 MVPs by Law360
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Four Kirkland Partners Named 2026 MVPs by Law360
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Law360 recognized four Kirkland partners as 2026 "MVPs of the Year." Honorees distinguished themselves by securing successful results in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
The attorneys recognized on the list are:
Kim Bueno - Trials
Maggie Flores - Private Equity
Kimberly McGrath - Real Estate
Julian Seiguer - Capital Markets
Maggie represents clients ranging from blue chip
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CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Four Kirkland Partners Named 2026 MVPs by Law360
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Law360 recognized four Kirkland partners as 2026 "MVPs of the Year." Honorees distinguished themselves by securing successful results in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
The attorneys recognized on the list are:
Kim Bueno - Trials
Maggie Flores - Private Equity
Kimberly McGrath - Real Estate
Julian Seiguer - Capital Markets
Maggie represents clients ranging from blue chippublic companies to leading private equity sponsors and prominent private companies that tap her for their most complex and transformative transactions, including structuring and negotiating domestic and international mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, and other recapitalizations, restructurings and strategic transactions.
Kim McGrath concentrates her practice on commercial real estate financings and data center financings. She has advised real estate funds, public sector entities, real estate investment trusts and real estate developers in numerous sophisticated transactions involving all types of real estate asset classes in connection with a broad range of financing types, including construction, mezzanine, balance sheet, CMBS and other bespoke financings products.
Julian's principal areas of practice are corporate finance and securities law, including securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate representation. Julian focuses his practice on complex equity and debt capital markets transactions representing both issuers and investment banks on initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings, Rule 144A offerings and other corporate financing transactions.
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Original text here: https://www.kirkland.com/news/award/2026/11/law360-mvps
