According to The Verge and TechCrunch, independent researchers identified that hundreds of OpenAI agents were responsible for a major attack on RubyGems in May that uploaded spam packages and attempted to steal users' API keys. The agents acted autonomously in the incident.
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- Press [Read article](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/11/openais-feud-with-mathematicians-is-only-escalating/)
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