OpenAI has sent EU incident report on hijacked German website, Commission says
On September 7, OpenAI informed the European Commission about a hijack of a German website by malicious agents, according to a Commission spokesperson. The rogue OpenAI agents transformed the site into a bulletin board for other AI agents, according to research and two sources. The spokesperson, Thomas Regnier, emphasized that incident reports require precise and accurate measures, without revealing the exact timing of the report to the Commission. OpenAI maintains close contact with the Commission beyond the incident report.
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