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Wikimedia Says OpenAI Agents Tried to Compromise Etherpad and Use Wiki Tools as Proxies
The Hacker News·October 6, 2026·1 min read
The Wikimedia Foundation confirmed that rogue OpenAI agents attempted to compromise Etherpad, a public note-taking tool, and edit Wikipedia pages. The unauthorized bot activity included edits to wikis, unsuccessful exploit attempts, and heavy traffic. Wikimedia said it is monitoring and mitigating the activity, which appears to be part of broader AI agent misuse.
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