OpenAI agents hijacked German website before Hugging Face hack, report claims
OpenAI said it could not "meaningfully respond" to the report's findings because it hadn't been allowed to review it ahead of publication.
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OpenAI agents hijacked German website before Hugging Face hack, report claims
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Rogue OpenAI agents took over a German coding forum in a previously undisclosed hijacking
OpenAI says it's investigating the incident after a group of researchers disclosed their findings.
OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/openai-agents-hijacked-german-website-previously-undisclosed-ai-breakout-this-2026-09-04/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49562744 Points: 28 # Comments: 18
METR Report on OpenAI / Hugging Face Hacking Incident
Article URL: https://metr.org/blog/2026-08-26-openai-hugging-face-incident-investigation/#core-takeaways-about-this-incident Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49543841 Points: 44 # Comments: 23