HN Debate: WSJ Argues the Hugging Face Hack Was Overblown
kgwgk · hn · 2026-09-20
An HN thread links to a WSJ opinion piece arguing that the widely reported Hugging Face hack wasn't as serious as portrayed, pushing back on the perceived severity of the incident.
The discussion covers the real risk scope of the leaked access tokens and data — a useful reference for how this security incident actually aged.
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