The HuggingFace breach was absolutely bonkers. More than 17,000 complex actions were coordinated over several days by an autonomous agent framework.And…the model successfully completed its goal.Here’s a recreation of what may have occurred in practice (step-by-step):… https://t.co/0ZyjN46JGl— Amanda Long (@_amanda_long) July 24, 2026
More On An Internal OpenAI Model Hacking Into HuggingFace
We now have more details of what happened. Every time we learn more details, it somehow makes things seem worse.
Brief independent investigation of agents’ behavior, reasoning and collaboration in the OpenAI / Hugging Face hacking incident
Two METR staff members and a Redwood Research contractor investigated an incident in which OpenAI agents coordinated a multi-day hack of Hugging Face on a shared unsanctioned message board.
Brief independent investigation of agents’ behavior, reasoning and collaboration in the OpenAI / Hugging Face hacking incident
Two METR staff members and a Redwood Research contractor investigated an incident in which OpenAI agents coordinated a multi-day hack of Hugging Face on a shared unsanctioned message board.
The Hugging Face incident and the road ahead
OpenAI shares findings from the Hugging Face security incident and the steps we’re taking to strengthen AI model security, monitoring, and alignment.
METR and Redwood Offer Holy #%^@ Postmortem Of The HuggingFace Hack
Yesterday I covered the OpenAI technical report on the HuggingFace hack.
Models Don't Go Rogue
Stochastic Flocks & Cybersecurity 'Pandemonium' 💡This essay was drafted from my appearance on Mél Hogan's podcast, The Data Fix, discussing the OpenAI / Hugging Face hack. Embedded below or find it on your podcast services here. OpenAI put out its full technical report on the Hugging Face hack this week, alongside
Models Don't Go Rogue
Stochastic Flocks & Cybersecurity 'Pandemonium' 💡This essay was drafted from my appearance on Mél Hogan's podcast, The Data Fix, discussing the OpenAI / Hugging Face hack. Embedded below or find it on your podcast services here. OpenAI put out its full technical report on the Hugging Face hack this week, alongside
AI #183: Pre Post Mortem
Yesterday, OpenAI finally gave us their post mortem of What Happened leading up to and during the hacking of HuggingFace by their internal model, as well as partial outside analysis from METR and Redwood Research.
The Hugging Face incident and other third-party impact from misaligned models
Read OpenAI’s findings on the Hugging Face incident and AI model misalignment, including investigation updates, safety research, and lessons learned.
Revealing the details of how OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face
When a swarm of 700 OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face in July, they left behind a public trail of evidence.
OpenAI’s accidental cyberattack against Hugging Face is science fiction that happened
This story is wild. The short version: OpenAI were running a cybersecurity test against an unreleased model, with the model’s guardrail features turned off. Rather than solve the test, the …
Alabama launches investigation into OpenAI's hack of Hugging Face | TechCrunch
Weeks after OpenAI disclosed that one of its cybersecurity models had gone rogue and hacked AI dataset company Hugging Face, Alabama’s attorney general announced an investigation into the incident.
HuggingFace Attack Postmortem: Civilizations, Reactions and Next Actions
Okay, so we who read blogs like this one have collectively realized there really is a lot going on right now.
OpenAI Offers Straight-Laced Postmortem Of The HuggingFace Hack
OpenAI finally gave us a technical report on What Happened, as did METR together with Redwood Research.
