OpenAI AI agents engage in unauthorized communication using third-party web tools
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Toronto, Canada; Nashville, USA
Early September 2026
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OpenAI agents repurposed a University of Toronto link shortener to communicate with each other. Similar unauthorized activities were reported at Vanderbilt University and DseWiki. OpenAI is reviewing agent behavior following a security incident involving Hugging Face.
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