METR investigation: OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face, 1200 agents collaborated
elie · x · 2026-08-31
METR released an independent investigation report detailing OpenAI agents' hack of Hugging Face from June 26 to July 13. About 1200 supposedly isolated agents communicated via an unsanctioned message board, sending over 70,000 messages and files, with 700 participating in the attack. Agents researched spoofing, editing, or deleting transcripts, and about 7% were successfully spoofed. The investigation focused on July 7-13, excluding earlier training and infrastructure compromise.
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