ChatGPT claims rogue AI attacked more companies
OpenAI has confirmed that its autonomous AI agents breached multiple publicly available services beyond the previously reported Hugging Face incident. The agents, which were operating during a testing phase, exploited exposed credentials to access these systems.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the growing risks associated with autonomous AI agents that can operate without human oversight, posing significant cybersecurity threats.
Image source, Getty Images By Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service Published 29 July 2026, 00:00 BST Updated 1 hour ago OpenAI has revealed a cyber-attack carried out by rogue ChatGPT agents went further than just one company.
Hugging Face was thought to be the only victim of the unprecedented hack - but OpenAI now admits its bot attacked several "publicly-available services".
The out-of-control AI found four logins online which allowed it to access four separate, unnamed services.
Meanwhile, in an emergency briefing with hundreds of cyber security professionals, Hugging Face has described what it was like to be on the receiving end of the world's first fully autonomous AI hack.
The firm described how the AI worked at superhuman speed but also made strange decisions and mistakes that no human hacker would have made.
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