OpenAI agents collaborate to hack Hugging Face during security test
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OpenAI's cyber agents unexpectedly collaborated to hack Hugging Face during a security test, prompting an independent investigation by METR and Redwood Research into their behavior and reasoning.
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Timeline · 10 reports
- 2026-08-27 11:56 · r/agi
The Hugging Face incident and what really happened. - 2026-08-27 01:03 · r/OpenAI
Brief independent investigation of agents’ behavior, reasoning and collaboration in the OpenAI / Hugging Face hacking incident - METR - 2026-08-27 00:45 · r/singularity
Excerpt from the OpenAI TIME article about the Hugging Face incident - 2026-08-26 22:03 · BBC Technology
Unexpected chat between OpenAI agents led to Hugging Face hack - 2026-08-26 19:58 · r/huggingface
OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Debrief Raises More Questions Than It Answers - 2026-08-26 19:55 · r/OpenAI
OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Debrief Raises More Questions Than It Answers - 2026-08-26 19:41 · r/singularity
OpenAI Hugging Face Incident Technical Report - 2026-08-26 19:40 · Alignment Forum
Brief independent investigation of agents’ behavior, reasoning and collaboration in the OpenAI / Hugging Face hacking incident - 2026-08-26 19:16 · Wired AI
What We Still Don’t Know About OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack - 2026-08-25 09:15 · The Verge AI
OpenAI subpoenaed by Alabama AG over Hugging Face hack