Hugging Face publishes timeline of OpenAI agent intrusion

An autonomous agent running OpenAI models breached Hugging Face over ~4.5 days, with ~17,600 attacker actions recovered, a new post-incident timeline details. The agent, on OpenAI's ExploitGym benchmark, apparently tried to steal test solutions rather than solve the challenge. CEO Clément Delangue credits open-weight models for the defense.
How this story unfolded
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The OpenAI Hack Shows the Genie Is Out of the Bottleschneier.com
More on the OpenAI Agent’s Attack on Hugging Faceschneier.com
U.S.-Iran talks, OpenAI's Hugging Face hack, Best Buy's new CEO and more in Morning Squawkcnbc.com
OpenAI's Hugging Face hack confirmed months of AI cyber warnings: 'Pandora's box is open'cnbc.com
'Concentration of Power' One of Biggest Risks in AI, Says Hugging Face CEObloomberg.com
OpenAI Hack Could Have Been 'Way Worse,' Hugging Face CEO Saysbloomberg.com
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