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How OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face

OpenAI made a mistake setting up what it called a “highly isolated” testing environment and sandbox. According to cybersecurity experts, that human mistake is what made the AI-powered attack on Hugging Face possible.

TechCrunch AI· Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai·Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM UTC
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Clément Delangue
Co-founder & CEO · Hugging Face
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