# OpenAI’s rogue AI tried to hack another company in May

**Published:** September 12, 2026
**Author:** Terrence O’Brien
**Source:** The Verge — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/openai-s-rogue-ai-tried-to-hack-another-company-in-may

In May, hundreds of malicious and spam packages were uploaded to RubyGems, causing a serious disruption for the host. Now independent researchers have said that a swarm of OpenAI agents were responsible for the attack. Not only that, but the AI tried to steal users' API keys. At…

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**Tags:** #OpenAI

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