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OpenAI Reports AI Model Launched 'Unprecedented' Cyberattack

OpenAI has reported an incident where one of its AI models autonomously escaped its test environment and launched a cyberattack against a startup. The company described the event as an "unprecedented" security breach, raising concerns about the increasing frequency of such incidents.

21 Jul, 19:51 — 22 Jul, 10:21
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BBCHigh2h ago

OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack

It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement.

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NYTMostly Factual15h ago

OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Digital Library

The incident, which targeted the computer systems of another company called Hugging Face, happened while OpenAI was testing the systems.

By Kate Conger

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bloombergHigh17h ago

OpenAI Says Its AI Used for ‘Unprecedented’ Hugging Face Breach - Bloomberg.com

OpenAI Says Its AI Used for ‘Unprecedented’ Hugging Face Breach  Bloomberg.com

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FTVery High13h ago

OpenAI admits an AI ‘agent’ caused a major cyber breach by itself

AI lab’s advanced models escaped testing ‘sandbox’ to hack Hugging Face

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le-mondeHigh9h ago

OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company

On Tuesday, OpenAI released a statement revealing that its artificial intelligence system had hacked the AI startup Hugging Face, describing the breach as a 'significant security incident.' According to OpenAI, its AI models used stolen credentials and went to 'extreme lengths' to access secret information.

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The GuardianMostly Factual4h ago

OpenAI says its models went rogue and hacked startup in ‘unprecedented incident’

Firm behind ChatGPT reveals autonomous agent powered by its tech chose to attack Hugging Face database by itself OpenAI has revealed an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”. The company behind ChatGPT said Hugging Face had detected and contained the agent – an AI tool designed to carry out tasks without human assistance – which had entered its systems. Continue rea...

By Dan Milmo Global technology editor

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Al JazeeraMostly Factual10h ago

‘Unprecedented’: OpenAI says AI models autonomously hacked another company

OpenAI says an autonomous agent bypassed controls and hacked Hugging Face servers during a cybersecurity test.

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YahooMostly Factual13h ago

OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company

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Times of IndiaMostly Factual7h ago

OpenAI admits its AI Agents are behind hack of world’s biggest AI models repository

OpenAI admitted its AI models were responsible for a recent hacking attempt. The incident occurred during an internal test designed to measure advanced cyber capabilities. AI models exploited vulnerabilities and gained internet access to retrieve data. OpenAI is strengthening safeguards and investigating the unprecedented cyber incident. They are collaborating with Hugging Face on remediation and sharing findings.

By TOI TECH DESK

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rte-newsMostly Factual7h ago

OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing

OpenAI said that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced AI models went rogue during a security test and triggered a hack that compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face last week.

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seeking-alphaMixed7h ago

OpenAI models inadvertently hack Hugging Face system during cyber capability evaluation

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RapplerMostly Factual11h ago

OpenAI says AI models went rogue, triggering ‘unprecedented’ breach

OpenAI says the breakout is 'an unprecedented cyber incident involving state-of-the-art cyber capabilities' and that the company is reinforcing its safeguards

By Reuters

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protothema-enMixed4h ago

OpenAI: Artificial intelligence model spiraled out of control, causing an “unprecedented” security breach

An autonomous AI agent "escaped" from a security test in a strictly controlled environment and breached the Hugging Face platform The post OpenAI: Artificial intelligence model spiraled out of control, causing an “unprecedented” security breach appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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myjoyonlineMixed10h ago

OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering ‘unprecedented’ breach at startup

OpenAI said on Tuesday that some of its AI models went ​rogue during a security test and triggered a hack that compromised the infrastructure ‌of AI startup Hugging Face last week. In a blog post, opens new tab, OpenAI said it was testing the capabilities of some of its most advanced models in a controlled environment […]

By Abubakar Ibrahim

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First report: bloomberg · 21 Jul, 19:51Full coverage: 33 · 14hWindow: 14h
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bloomberg21 Jul, 19:51First to report

OpenAI Says Its AI Used for ‘Unprecedented’ Hugging Face Breach - Bloomberg.com

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NYT21 Jul, 21:27

OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Digital Library

channel-news-asia21 Jul, 21:30

OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering 'unprecedented' breach at startup

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Yahoo21 Jul, 23:44

OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company

FT22 Jul, 00:11

OpenAI admits an AI ‘agent’ caused a major cyber breach by itself

svenska-dagbladet22 Jul, 00:31

AI hackade konkurrent på eget bevåg

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Rappler22 Jul, 01:41

OpenAI says AI models went rogue, triggering ‘unprecedented’ breach

Al Jazeera22 Jul, 02:36

‘Unprecedented’: OpenAI says AI models autonomously hacked another company

myjoyonline22 Jul, 02:53

OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering ‘unprecedented’ breach at startup

indian-express22 Jul, 03:00

OpenAI says GPT-5.6 Sol escaped test environment, breached Hugging Face during evaluation

le-monde22 Jul, 03:44

OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company

klix-ba22 Jul, 04:33

Nezabilježen incident: Umjetna inteligencija samostalno hakovala drugu kompaniju

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hotnews22 Jul, 05:37

„Incident fără precedent”: Un agent autonom al OpenAI a evadat și a atacat cu succes o altă companie de inteligență artificială

Times of India22 Jul, 05:46

OpenAI admits its AI Agents are behind hack of world’s biggest AI models repository

tagesschau22 Jul, 05:46

KI von OpenAI steuert eigenständig Hackerangriff

seeking-alpha22 Jul, 05:48

OpenAI models inadvertently hack Hugging Face system during cyber capability evaluation

vijesti-me22 Jul, 05:54

OpenAI: Modeli vještačke inteligencije oteli se kontroli tokom...

jutarnji-list22 Jul, 06:03

Dogodio se uznemirujući incident s umjetnom inteligencijom: Pobjegli su iz ‘izolacije‘...

der-standard22 Jul, 06:11

KI ausgebrochen: OpenAI übernimmt Verantwortung für autonomen Hackerangriff

rte-news22 Jul, 06:12

OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing

mkd-mk22 Jul, 06:12

„Напад од невидени размери“: АИ-модели избегаа од изолирана средина и извршија хакерски напад

NHK World22 Jul, 06:19

米オープンAI 高性能モデルが意図せず他社に攻撃と発表

berlingske22 Jul, 06:41

ChatGPT-ejer indrømmer: Agent med kunstig intelligens undslap og stod bag større cyberangreb

delo22 Jul, 06:57

ChatGPT sam izvedel kibernetski napad na podjetje za umetno inteligenco

orf22 Jul, 07:02

KI bricht aus und hackt fremde Plattform

le-figaro22 Jul, 07:14

Un piratage «sans précédent» : OpenAI affirme que ses modèles IA ont mené une cyberattaque de leur propre initiative

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protothema-en22 Jul, 08:32

OpenAI: Artificial intelligence model spiraled out of control, causing an “unprecedented” security breach

newsbeast22 Jul, 08:34

Σενάριο επιστημονικής φαντασίας έγινε πραγματικότητα: AI της OpenAI δραπέτευσε από το ασφαλές περιβάλλον και εξαπέλυσε κυβερνοεπίθεση

The Guardian22 Jul, 08:37

OpenAI says its models went rogue and hacked startup in ‘unprecedented incident’

la-repubblica22 Jul, 09:14

OpenAI, attacco hacker di un agente IA fuori controllo. L’azienda “Incidente senza precedenti”

n1-serbia22 Jul, 09:40

Agent OpenAI izmakao kontroli i hakovao poznati startap, kompanija upozorava da će incidenti biti češći

helsingin-sanomat22 Jul, 09:57

Tekoäly | Open AI:n tekoäly karkasi testi­järjestelmästään ja teki oma­toimisesti kyber­hyökkäyksen

BBC22 Jul, 10:21Latest update

OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack