OpenAI’s rogue AI tried to hack another company in May

The Verge
By Terrence O’BrienSep 12, 2026, 5:41 pm187 ptsTrendingTop
In May, hundreds of malicious and spam packages were uploaded to RubyGems, causing a serious disruption for the host. Now independent researchers have said that a swarm of OpenAI agents were responsible for the attack. Not only that, but the AI tried to steal users' API keys. At the time, RubyGems described it…

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