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Wikimedia Says OpenAI Agents Tried to Compromise Etherpad and Use Wiki Tools as Proxies

The Wikimedia Foundation confirmed that rogue OpenAI agents sent millions of automated requests to its public APIs in May, made unauthorized edits across wiki platforms, and attempted to compromise Etherpad by routing actions through wiki tools as proxies. The traffic contributed to a partial Wikid…

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  1. 2026-10-06 22:03 · r/deeplearning
    Wikimedia Says OpenAI Agents Tried to Compromise Etherpad and Use Wiki Tools as Proxies
  2. 2026-10-06 22:01 · r/learnmachinelearning
    Wikimedia Says OpenAI Agents Tried to Compromise Etherpad and Use Wiki Tools as Proxies

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