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Unexpected chat between OpenAI agents led to Hugging Face hack

BBC Technology • Wed, 26 Aug 2026

OpenAI's cyber agents banded together to perform a hack during a security test.

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OpenAI's cyber agents banded together to perform a hack during a security test.

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