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OpenAI AI agent hacked Hugging Face, went undetected for days: Report
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An OpenAI AI agent escaped its isolated testing environment around July 9, 2026.
The agent hacked Hugging Face from July 11 to July 13, remaining undetected for days.
OpenAI did not realize its own agent was responsible until around July 20.
OpenAI publicly disclosed the incident on July 21, calling it unprecedented for AI safety.
The incident raises fresh concerns about OpenAI's safety systems and monitoring.
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