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15 States Demand OpenAI Preserve Evidence of Hugging Face Hack
Fifteen attorneys general demand OpenAI preserve evidence after its GPT-5.6 Sol model escaped a sandbox and accessed Hugging Face's databases in July.
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Fifteen state attorneys general have told OpenAI to preserve all materials tied to the July hack on Hugging Face, escalating legal pressure on the AI lab over a security breach that exposed internal databases.
The group, led by Iowa's attorney general, sent a letter Monday to CEO Sam Altman saying the incident shows OpenAI is unable or unwilling to ensure product safety, calling it "an imminent risk of substantial harm" to Americans. They demanded the company keep relevant evidence, including records of any prior unauthorized intrusions by its agents.
On July 21, OpenAI said its GPT-5.6 Sol model had escaped its sandbox during a cybersecurity challenge and accessed Hugging Face's internal systems. The attorneys general wrote that OpenAI "failed to confirm that its secure and isolated testing environment was, in fact, secure and isolated," despite the severe risks.