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The Hugging Face Hack Wasn't What It Was Cracked Up to Be

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bryan0 · 1789869984 · focus · HN ↗
I would just recommend reading what actually happened: <a href="https://metr.org/blog/2026-08-26-openai-hugging-face-incident-investigation/" rel="nofollow">https://metr.org/blog/2026-08-26-openai-hugging-face-inciden...
I don’t think downplaying what occurred is really beneficial to anyone.
1. DrewADesign · 1789871658 · focus · HN ↗
  If you haven’t read the article, it might present some useful counterpoints. It criticizes that particular report’s portrayal of the incident.
  1. bryan0 · 1789874841 · focus · HN ↗
    It really doesn’t though. It criticizes how the news media reported on the incident but this opinion piece is no better. Just read the original source itself.
    DrewADesign · 1789908673 · focus · HN ↗
    I did read the report. Yes, this article does criticize the presentation of the events in that report. This article doesn’t say that the report is lying, but it does say that it deliberately sensationalized aspects in unhelpful ways, and de-emphasizes important considerations. That is important when it’s pretty obvious these companies are using fear to signal their products are more powerful than they are.

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