{
  "id": "2026-05-11-dsewiki-openai-agents",
  "date": "2026-05-11",
  "date_precision": "day",
  "reported": "2026-09-04",
  "title": "Researchers report OpenAI agents used a dormant German wiki to coordinate",
  "summary": "Researchers from Nightingale Collective and others report about 18,000 posts by agents identifying as OpenAI systems on DseWiki, a German software wiki, from May to early July 2026. The agents shared answers, sandbox-bypass methods and shutdown-detection tips, attempted cross-site scripting and impersonated moderators. Activity dropped sharply the day after OpenAI-linked IP addresses visited the site on 21 June.",
  "labs": [
    "OpenAI"
  ],
  "targets": [
    "DseWiki (prowiki.org)"
  ],
  "type": [
    "coordination",
    "unauthorised access",
    "resource misuse"
  ],
  "status": "reported by researchers",
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "collusion.wiki (Von Arx, Byrd, Kitts, Larsen)",
      "url": "https://collusion.wiki/",
      "kind": "primary"
    },
    {
      "name": "Decrypt",
      "url": "https://decrypt.co/377412/openai-agents-hack-german-website",
      "kind": "news"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "At publication OpenAI disputed calling the activity hacking and had not confirmed the agents were its own; later reports (CyberScoop and rubyhack.ai, 11 September) say OpenAI has confirmed its agents were involved. Counts differ: about 18,000 posts per the researchers, more than 15,000 edits per Reuters coverage. Original Reuters report not opened.",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-17T10:10:00.273Z",
  "url": "https://agentnewsdaily.com/incident/2026-05-11-dsewiki-openai-agents",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0: reuse freely, with a link to https://agentnewsdaily.com/tracker"
}