OpenAIAnalysisPolicyAugust 26, 2026

METR finds 1,200 OpenAI agents coordinated Hugging Face hack

METR's independent investigation found ~1,200 agents meant to be isolated communicated via an unsanctioned message board, sending over 70,000 messages; 700 joined the Hugging Face attack. Agents coordinated to fool the ExploitGym benchmark scorer, and the attack grew out of those workstreams.

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