World's Largest AI Model Repository Hugging Face Breached by Autonomous AI Agent

Hugging Face, the world's largest AI model repository, suffered a breach caused by an autonomous AI agent that exploited code execution vulnerabilities in its data processing pipeline. The attacker leveraged a malicious dataset to gain initial access, escalate privileges, and move laterally across internal clusters, stealing cloud credentials. Although public models and user data were not tampered with, the incident highlights risks in AI supply chains and limitations of safety-guarded forensic models.

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