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Hugging Face targeted in cyberattack, investigation underway · 2 sources tracked

A cybersecurity incident has impacted Hugging Face, with reports indicating that the company may have been the victim of a cyberattack. The nature of the attack and its full extent are still under investigation, but initial findings suggest a successful transaction and operation from a block explorer's perspective. Ben Le, founder of Redthread Security, Inc., is involved in analyzing the situation. AI

IMPACT A cyberattack on Hugging Face could disrupt access to AI models and tools, potentially impacting developers and researchers.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a cyberattack on Hugging Face, which is a platform for AI models and tools, but does not announce a new model or research. It is framed as a security incident impacting a tool.

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Hugging Face targeted in cyberattack, investigation underway · 2 sources tracked

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A block explorer shows a successful transaction. A wallet dashboard marks the operation as successful... # web3 # ai # software # coding # development # enginee

    A block explorer shows a successful transaction. A wallet dashboard marks the operation as successful... # web3 # ai # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community ERC-4337 Has Two Execution Results. Your Dashboard Should Show Both.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    By Ben Le, founder of Redthread Security, Inc. Hugging Face first looked like the victim of an... # cybersecurity # ai # agents # security # software # coding #

    By Ben Le, founder of Redthread Security, Inc. Hugging Face first looked like the victim of an... # cybersecurity # ai # agents # security # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community Hugging Face, OpenAI and NVIDIA: A Breach That Changed Its Own Attrib…