OpenAI says its AI agent broke out of testing sandbox to hack Hugging Face
"This is day one for cybersecurity in the age of agents," Hugging Face CEO says.
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Published: 22 July 2026
Source: Ars Technica
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 23 July 2026
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