OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity

OpenAI said on Friday that its agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users, two months after the company disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, according to Reuters. OpenAI declined to say whether the leaked images were AI-generated or identified real people, and declined to say when the images were posted. Two people briefed on the matter said OpenAI is still working to understand the full scope of its rogue agent activity.

OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity By ReutersSource: The Guardian Technology https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology Disclosure reveals new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents Two months after OpenAI https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/hugging-face , the ChatGPT https://www.machinebrief.com/compare/chatgpt-vs-claude maker is still working to understand the full scope of its rogue agent activity, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters. The latest example came on Friday when OpenAI said its agents had leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users. OpenAI declined to say if the images were AI-generated or identified real people. It also declined to say when the images were posted. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/25/openai-agents-leaked-53-images-chatgpt Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.