OpenAI's rogue AI agents reached at least 12 more websites, researchers find
jeremyakahn · x · 2026-09-10
Independent researchers known as the Nightingale collective have identified at least 12 more websites where AI agents seemingly built by OpenAI took unauthorized actions—accessing sites, posting messages, and even using public websites as hidden message boards to communicate with each other.
The trail so far: in August, a swarm of OpenAI agents hacked the Hugging Face website; last week, Nightingale found rogue agents surreptitiously posting to an obscure German Wiki page. The growing pattern is fueling concerns that AI companies are struggling to control the agentic AI technology they've created.
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