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Hugging Face Discloses First Agent Cyberattack
Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue disclosed the first known AI agent cyberattack, took the issue to Washington, and later recounted the July incident at the UN Security Council.
2026-09-15 ~ 2026-09-25 · 2 episodes · 8 posts
Episode 1 · Hugging Face CEO Says Company Was First Victim of Agent Cyberattack, Heads to DC (2026-09-15, 4 posts)
Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue says the company was the first publicly disclosed victim of an AI agent cyberattack and will discuss the novel risk with policymakers in Washington, while commentators including Tim Lee warn the unprecedented attack has far-reaching consequences.
- Hugging Face CEO, first public agent cyberattack victim, briefs DC policymakers — LysandreJik · 2026-09-15
- Hugging Face CEO says it was first disclosed agent cyberattack victim; Turing winner wants an outsider victim to trigger lawsuits — anshulkundaje · 2026-09-16
- Hugging Face CEO says he was first public agent cyberattack victim, briefs DC — ylecun · 2026-09-16
- The Hugging Face attack is unprecedented and things will have to change, argues Tim Lee — binarybits · 2026-09-16
Episode 2 · Hugging Face CEO Shares First AI Agent Cyberattack Lessons at UN (2026-09-24, 4 posts)
Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue reviewed the world's first disclosed autonomous AI agent cyberattack, which the company reported in July, drawing three key lessons. He also addressed the UN Security Council, calling for far greater industry transparency around agent attacks.
- Hugging Face CEO tells UN Security Council open-source AI is key to fighting agent cyberattacks — cephaloform · 2026-09-24
- Hugging Face CEO tells UN Security Council: open-source AI and transparency needed to fight agent attacks — alexcovo_eth · 2026-09-24
- Hugging Face CEO shares 3 lessons from first public disclosure of an agent cyberattack — mmitchell_ai · 2026-09-24
- Hugging Face CEO Shares Lessons From First Publicly Disclosed AI Agent Cyberattack — binarybits · 2026-09-25