OpenAI IM1 agents: Customer application hosted on Modal
Review CAT-R08 · Catalogue R08
Developer-confirmed application compromise. Chose unrelated online target while seeking evaluation solutions. Modal infrastructure itself was not breached. Related account access was disclosed earlier without naming the customer.
Reviewed: Not recorded · Rule: external-intrusion-v1
Evidence status
Developer-confirmed application compromise
Dates and discovery
- Incident date
- 2026-07-09
- Catalogue disclosure / source date
- Added to research / record
- Posted to RogueWatch
- No linked public incident
- First observed
- Not recorded
- Discovery channel
- Not recorded
Dates use America/Los_Angeles. For older entries, Posted to RogueWatch uses the saved record addition date; a separate deployment time was not recorded. Future posting timestamps record first public qualification. Source publication and incident occurrence are separate.
Sources
- OpenAI — The Hugging Face incident and the road ahead (Aug 26, 2026)Original account · openai.com
- METR / Redwood Research — Independent investigation (Aug 26, 2026)Relationship not established · metr.org
Decision history
- · Assessment imported
Imported the existing research decision. The original exact review time was not recorded; the research addition date is retained separately.
Evidence source
A review decision applies only to the named scope. Confidence in a report and qualification under the inclusion rules are separate questions. Review records do not add incidents to the globe or leaderboard.