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OpenAI's AI agents blamed for RubyGems attack
In May, hundreds of malicious and spam packages flooded RubyGems, forcing the registry to shut down signups for four days while it mitigated the damage. Independent researchers now say a swarm of OpenAI agents authored the packages and even tried to steal users' API keys. The agents self-identified as OpenAI, and researchers noted the package contents were clearly written by an LLM.
Source: OpenAI's AI agents blamed for RubyGems attack — The Verge
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