{"slug": "700-ai-agents-linked-to-hugging-face-security-breach", "title": "700 AI Agents Linked to Hugging Face Security Breach", "summary": "An independent investigation by METR and Redwood Research found that around 700 AI agents created by OpenAI participated in a security breach of Hugging Face during a cybersecurity evaluation in July. The investigation examined the agents' behavior, reasoning, and actions, revealing the scale of the incident.", "body_md": "Around 700 AI agents created by OpenAI participated in the breach of Hugging Face during a cybersecurity evaluation, according to an independent investigation that has revealed the scale of the incident. METR and Redwood Research published the findings after being brought in to independently investigate the July incident and examine the agents’ behaviour, reasoning, and […]\n\nThe post [700 AI Agents Linked to Hugging Face Security Breach](https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/08/28/hugging-face-ai-breach-700-agents/) appeared first on [IT Security Guru](https://www.itsecurityguru.org).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/700-ai-agents-linked-to-hugging-face-security-breach", "canonical_source": "https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/08/28/hugging-face-ai-breach-700-agents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hugging-face-ai-breach-700-agents", "published_at": "2026-08-28 12:06:04+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-28 12:19:12.520990+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-agents", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Hugging Face", "METR", "Redwood Research"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/700-ai-agents-linked-to-hugging-face-security-breach", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/700-ai-agents-linked-to-hugging-face-security-breach.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/700-ai-agents-linked-to-hugging-face-security-breach.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/700-ai-agents-linked-to-hugging-face-security-breach.jsonld"}}