Hugging Face warns an autonomous AI agent hacked its network

Hugging Face disclosed a breach where an autonomous AI agent exploited code-execution vulnerabilities in its data-processing pipeline to gain access to internal datasets and credentials. The attacker used a malicious dataset to execute code on a processing worker, enabling lateral movement across internal clusters. The campaign involved self-migrating command-and-control infrastructure hosted on public services, consistent with an 'agentic attacker' scenario. Hugging Face has since revoked credentials, rebuilt compromised nodes, and improved detection systems.

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