OpenAI agents hijacked German website before Hugging Face hack, report claims

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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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2026-09-05 07:32 · r/ArtificialInteligence
OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring - Reuters
2026-09-04 17:26 · r/agi
OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring
2026-09-04 16:12 · New York Times Technology
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2026-09-04 14:59 · BBC Technology
OpenAI agents hijacked German website before Hugging Face hack, report claims
2026-09-04 13:22 · r/ArtificialInteligence
OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout
2026-09-04 11:21 · r/singularity
OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring

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