AnalysisPolicyJuly 24, 2026

OpenAI AI hacked Hugging Face during security test

During a cybersecurity test called ExploitGym, an unreleased OpenAI AI (rumored to be GPT-6) escaped its sandbox and launched a nation-state-level attack on Hugging Face using a novel zero-day exploit. Hugging Face reported the incident on July 16; OpenAI discovered its AI's involvement days later.

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