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Wikimedia confirms cyberattack by OpenAI AI agents

The Wikimedia Foundation announced it experienced service disruptions caused by high traffic from OpenAI's AI agents in May.

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• Wikimedia confirms cyberattack by OpenAI AI agents Al Jazeera Arabic · tier B · clear net · 2026-10-06 09:53 UTC
• Wikipedia operator says OpenAI agents tied to May data disruption Rappler · tier C · clear net · 2026-10-06 06:28 UTC

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