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Investigators say hundreds of OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face and tried to cover their tracks

By Thomson Reuters Aug 26, 2026 | 3:47 PM

WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Independent investigators brought in to ​examine the ‌hack of Hugging Face say about 700 AI agents spun ‌up ​by ⁠the company OpenAI ⁠participated in breach.

The number, which has not previously been ​reported, was disclosed in a ⁠report published ⁠on Wednesday ​by METR and Redwood ​Research, two organizations brought ‌in to do an independent investigation into ⁠the breach.

The report says OpenAI’s agents also did “extensive ⁠research” ‌on how ⁠to cover their ​tracks ‌during the hacking ​campaign.

OpenAI ⁠confirmed the investigators’ figures were accurate.

(Reporting by Raphael Satter, Editing by Franklin ​Paul)