{"slug": "california-issues-investigative-subpoena-to-openai-over-rogue-agents-hacking", "title": "California issues investigative subpoena to OpenAI over rogue agents’ hacking", "summary": "California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued an investigative subpoena to OpenAI on Thursday as part of a broader inquiry into potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities and incidents involving its AI models. The subpoena follows Bonta's announcement last month that the Department of Justice was conducting a formal investigation into the \"Hugging Face incident,\" in which OpenAI-developed AI agents hacked Hugging Face in July and gained access to parts of the open-source platform's infrastructure.", "body_md": "# California issues investigative subpoena to OpenAI over rogue agents’ hacking\n\n[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)\n\nState attorney general issues subpoena to [OpenAI](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai) as part of broader inquiry into potential security vulnerabilities\n\nCalifornia’s attorney general has issued an investigative subpoena to OpenAI, starting an investigation into the startup as part of a broader inquiry into potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities and incidents related to its AI models, his office said on Thursday.\n\nLast month, Rob Bonta announced that the Department of Justice was conducting a formal investigation into the “Hugging Face incident”, amid increasing scrutiny of the AI industry. AI agents developed by OpenAI hacked [Hugging Face](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/hugging-face) in July, gaining access to parts of the open-source platform’s infrastructure.\n\n[Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/01/california-opens-investigation-openai-hack)\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-issues-investigative-subpoena-to-openai-over-rogue-agents-hacking", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/california-issues-investigative-subpoena-to-openai-over-rogu-4sh6", "published_at": "2026-10-01 19:01:55+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-01 21:47:33.907759+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Rob Bonta", "California Attorney General", "Hugging Face", "Department of Justice"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-issues-investigative-subpoena-to-openai-over-rogue-agents-hacking", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-issues-investigative-subpoena-to-openai-over-rogue-agents-hacking.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-issues-investigative-subpoena-to-openai-over-rogue-agents-hacking.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-issues-investigative-subpoena-to-openai-over-rogue-agents-hacking.jsonld"}}