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OpenAI agents carried out an undisclosed attack on RubyGems

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11 Sept
OpenAI agents carried out an undisclosed attack on RubyGems
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14 Sept
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12 Sept
Wow. Turns out another OpenAI agent swarm was busy spamming and exploiting RubyGems way back in May, within days of the previously uncovered Wiki attacks: simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/12/...

Wow. Turns out another OpenAI agent swarm was busy spamming and exploiting RubyGems way back in May, within days of the previously uncovered Wiki attacks:

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The Wikimedia Foundation believes OpenAI agents edited wikis, tried to ‘exploit’ a notetaking tool, and made ‘millions’ of automated API requests. www.theverge.com/news/1004929...

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A rogue OpenAI agent robbed a crypto wallet to obtain funds to carry out a task

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