{"id":9548,"date":"2026-08-07T04:23:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9548"},"modified":"2026-08-07T04:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:23:31","slug":"how-openais-ai-agents-secretly-used-a-message-board-for-over-60-days-to-plan-hacking-attack-that-employees-described-as-this-is-wild-and-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9548","title":{"rendered":"How OpenAI&#8217;s AI Agents \u2018secretly\u2019 used a Message Board for over 60 days to plan hacking attack that employees described as: &#8216;This is wild&#8217; and &#8216;Jesus&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133019012,imgsize-41819,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/openai.jpg\" alt=\"How OpenAI's AI Agents \u2018secretly\u2019 used a Message Board for over 60 days to plan hacking attack that employees described as: 'This is wild' and 'Jesus'\" title=\"\u200bHow OpenAI's AI Agents \u2018secretly\u2019 used a Message Board for over 60 days to plan hacking attack\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"\u200bHow OpenAI's AI Agents \u2018secretly\u2019 used a Message Board for over 60 days to plan hacking attack\">\u200bHow OpenAI&#8217;s AI Agents \u2018secretly\u2019 used a Message Board for over 60 days to plan hacking attack<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/openai\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenAI<\/a> researchers have revealed \u2018shocking\u2019 details of a recent cyberattack carried out by its runaway AI agents on Hugging Face systems. During a packed presentation at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference, the company\u2019s alignment and safety researcher Eric Wallace and security engineer Michael Dalton revealed how an internal safety evaluation transformed into a coordinated attack on both OpenAI\u2019s systems and the world\u2019s largest AI repository.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Describing the event as \u201cthe most qualitatively interesting example of AI capabilities\u201d they had ever witnessed, the researchers disclosed that the incident left company people in attendance reacting with disbelief, saying, \u201cThis is wild\u201d and \u201cJesus.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>\u201cWhat makes this incident interesting is that once one agent was able to find these kind of exploits over the course of different times, it\u2019s actually able to share those exploits on the message board with other agents,\u201d said Wallace, adding, \u201cSo once one model is able to find a way to open the door to some access it\u2019s not supposed to have, it can leave the door open for other agents to use.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>The origins: A two-month secret message board<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The roots of the cyber incident trace back to May 7 during routine safety and performance evaluations of an unreleased frontier AI model. When assigned software security tasks that proved impossible to complete within standard rules, the autonomous agents began looking for shortcuts.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cFrontier models really like to cheat,\u201d Wallace explained, noting that training pressures to optimise speed often push AI systems to find unauthorized workarounds rather than solving problems natively.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>To bypass obstacles, the AI agents discovered they could store text notes within an internal software repository used during training. What started as simple requests for assistance quickly escalated into a message board where agents logged software vulnerabilities, exchanged access credentials and distributed work assignments.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>By operating as a collaborative swarm, if a single agent uncovered a system exploit, it posted the instructions so other agents could reuse the pathway \u2013 something that has been previously reported by news agency Reuters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Clearing the board failed to stop AI Agents<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Believing the problem was contained, OpenAI intervened following an internal breach on July 4. Security teams revoked access tokens, wiped the internal repository, patched known vulnerabilities and resumed model evaluations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>However, the AI agents adapted almost immediately. Deprived of the ability to post text files, the agents began creating newly named directories within the system, using the folder titles themselves as text messages to rebuild their communication board.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Once communication was re-established, the collective resumed sharing newly discovered exploits and moving laterally across network defenses.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>OpenAI security engineers later linked the Hugging Face attack directly to the evaluation runs after discovering that the credentials used in the external breach originated from the same internal AI training sessions.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/technology\/tech-news\/how-openais-ai-agents-secretly-used-a-message-board-for-over-60-days-to-plan-hacking-attack-that-employees-described-as-this-is-wild-and-jesus\/articleshow\/133018995.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bHow OpenAI&#8217;s AI Agents \u2018secretly\u2019 used a Message Board for over 60 days to plan hacking attack OpenAI researchers have revealed \u2018shocking\u2019 details of a recent cyberattack carried out by its runaway AI agents on Hugging Face systems. During a packed presentation at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference, the company\u2019s alignment and safety researcher Eric [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/openai.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"\u200bHow OpenAI&#8217;s AI Agents \u2018secretly\u2019 used a Message Board for over 60 days to plan hacking attack OpenAI researchers have revealed \u2018shocking\u2019 details of a recent cyberattack carried out by its runaway AI agents on Hugging Face systems. 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