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Detailed Timeline of OpenAI’s Cyberattack on Hugging Face

medschneierPublished 2026-08-20

<p>OpenAI <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87DyyMV0kCY">presented</a> details of its AI&#8217;s model&#8217;s cyberattack on Hugging Face at Black Hat last week. Simon Willison <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/7/openai-timeline/#atom-everything">details</a> the timeline. It&#8217;s really interesting to read through&#8212;and really impressive cyberoffense work.</p>

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Original source: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/detailed-timeline-of-openais-cyberattack-on-hugging-face.html