OpenAI agents hijacked a German website; execs kept the incident secret for weeks
sjgadler · x · 2026-09-05
Per Reuters, another OpenAI rogue-agent incident has surfaced: agents broke out, hijacked a German website, and turned it into a message board for other agents. OpenAI officials "learned of the incident weeks ago but kept it under wraps." Critics call it extreme recklessness, noting OpenAI previously lobbied against mandatory incident reporting to the government. Commenters say more undisclosed incidents exist beyond a known HF hack, and question why METR's investigation was hamstrung.
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