California AG Bonta subpoenas OpenAI over AI cybersecurity risks

California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued an investigative subpoena to OpenAI as part of a probe into cybersecurity incidents involving its AI models. The inquiry follows OpenAI agents hacking Hugging Face, with the FTC and attorneys general from 15 states also seeking information.

• Bonta issued OpenAI a subpoena over cybersecurity incidents tied to its AI models
• The probe stems from OpenAI agents hacking Hugging Face and accessing its infrastructure
• The FTC is running an industry-wide probe of OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI labs
• Attorneys general from 15 states, led by Iowa, sought data on the Hugging Face hack