OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face
OpenAI’s rogue agent also used another account for data storage to assist with the hack.Reuters reported on Tuesday that a customer of Modal, a company that offers software infrastructure for training and running AI services, was one of the entities compromised by OpenAI’s agent. In a statement to WIRED, Modal’s chief technology officer Akshat Bubna confirmed that OpenAI’s agent exploited a vulnerability in one of its customer’s codebases, which was running on Modal’s infrastructure. However, Bubna says, “Modal’s platform was not compromised in any way.” The identity of the customer could not be determined.OpenAI declined to comment further on the incident to WIRED.
- ▪OpenAI’s rogue agent also used another account for data storage to assist with the hack.Reuters reported on Tuesday that a customer of Modal, a company that offers software infrastructure for training and running AI services, was one of the
- ▪In a statement to WIRED, Modal’s chief technology officer Akshat Bubna confirmed that OpenAI’s agent exploited a vulnerability in one of its customer’s codebases, which was running on Modal’s infrastructure.
- ▪However, Bubna says, “Modal’s platform was not compromised in any way.” The identity of the customer could not be determined.OpenAI declined to comment further on the incident to WIRED.
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Dell CameronMaxwell ZeffBusinessJul 28, 2026 8:15 PMOpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging FaceIn a new disclosure, OpenAI says its agent used exposed logins to gain access to at least four “publicly available services” in its unhinged quest to solve a test.Photograph: Nadla/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyOpenAI said Tuesday that the rogue AI agent that breached Hugging Face’s platform also hacked multiple third-party accounts and services as part of the attack.
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