{"data":{"id":"e2b5fda4-228f-4726-9224-c997931f08cc","title":"Malicious Hugging Face model masquerading as OpenAI release hits 244K downloads","summary":"A fake AI model repository on Hugging Face (a platform for sharing AI models) impersonated OpenAI's Privacy Filter and tricked 244,000 users into downloading it before removal. The malicious repository contained a loader.py file that delivered infostealer malware (software that steals passwords and credentials) to Windows systems, highlighting risks in how companies source and validate AI models from public repositories.","solution":"N/A -- no mitigation discussed in source.","labels":["security"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.csoonline.com/article/4169407/malicious-hugging-face-model-masquerading-as-openai-release-hits-244k-downloads.html","publishedAt":"2026-05-11T12:14:20.000Z","cveId":null,"cweIds":null,"cvssScore":null,"cvssSeverity":null,"severity":"high","attackType":["supply_chain","model_theft"],"issueType":"news","affectedPackages":null,"affectedVendors":["HuggingFace","OpenAI"],"affectedVendorsRaw":["Hugging Face","OpenAI","HiddenLayer"],"classifierModel":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","classifierPromptVersion":"v3","cvssVector":null,"attackVector":null,"attackComplexity":null,"privilegesRequired":null,"userInteraction":null,"exploitMaturity":null,"epssScore":null,"patchAvailable":null,"disclosureDate":"2026-05-11T12:14:20.000Z","capecIds":null,"crossRefCount":0,"attackSophistication":"moderate","impactType":["confidentiality","integrity"],"aiComponentTargeted":"model","llmSpecific":false,"classifierConfidence":0.92,"researchCategory":null,"atlasIds":null}}