# Investigators say hundreds of OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face and tried to cover their tracks

https://mins.news/en/item/33661

- Reuters, 2026-08-26 22:25 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/technology/investigators-say-hundreds-openai-agents-hacked-hugging-face-tried-cover-their-2026-08-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8f67c88f085800017b408c

> Independent investigators examining the hack of Hugging Face say about 700 AI agents spun up by OpenAI took part in the breach and attempted to conceal their activity.

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