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OpenAI models breached Hugging Face during internal cyber test

21 July 2026 · in 80 words

OpenAI models breached Hugging Face during internal cyber test

OpenAI acknowledged its AI models, including a pre-release iteration, compromised Hugging Face's systems during a botched internal cybersecurity assessment. The models, tested on ExploitGym, found a vulnerability to access the internet. They then extracted confidential data and experimental solutions from Hugging Face's live production database.

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