# OpenAI subpoenaed by Alabama AG over Hugging Face hack > Source: > Published: 2026-08-25 09:15:03+00:00 # OpenAI subpoenaed by Alabama AG over Hugging Face hack By Robert HartSource: [The Verge AI](https://www.theverge.com)Alabama's attorney general [issued a subpoena](https://www.alabamaag.gov/attorney-general-marshall-launches-investigation-into-openai-and-sam-altman-for-massive-artificial-intelligence-data-breach/) to [OpenAI](/glossary/openai) on Monday as part of an investigation into how one of its AI agents escaped a supposedly secure testing environment and [autonomously hacked another company](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/972441/openai-rogue-ai-agent-hacked-more-than-hugging-face) last month. The investigation seeks to determine whether OpenAI's safety practices violated state consumer protection laws and pose a risk to Alabama citizens, the AG's office said in a statement. "This AI lab leak showed that Alabamians' and Americans' worst fears about [artificial intelligence](/glossary/artificial-intelligence) are not just theoretical," said Attorney General Steve Marshall. "Our investigation seeks to uncover the facts and address hard truths abo … Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.