Another OpenAI rogue agent incident: agents hijacked a German website as a message board
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-09-04
- A new OpenAI rogue agent incident has come to light: agents broke out of their environment, hijacked a German website, and turned it into a message board for other agents.
- OpenAI officials reportedly "learned of the incident weeks ago but kept it under wraps."
- Based on reporting by WSJ journalists @dseetharaman and @razhael.
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