'The prophecy is fulfilled': Popular 2020 XKCD comic predicted 'HEIF Heist' OpenAI hack and even mentions ImageMagick in spooky coincidence

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by TechRadar / Tom's Guide / PCWorld / Pocket-lint / Stuff at 26 Sept, 01:30 UTC

Fast forward to 2026, and researchers rode ImageMagick straight into OpenAI's internal GitHub.

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• T2'The prophecy is fulfilled': Popular 2020 XKCD comic predicted 'HEIF Heist' OpenAI hack and even mentions ImageMagick in spooky coincidenceTechRadar / Tom's Guide / PCWorld / Pocket-lint / Stuff26 Sept, 01:30